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Word entry · 9 letters

waistcoat

Best crossword clue

"Vest, in Britain"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈweɪs(t)kəʊt/Part of speech nounSorted aaciosttwStarts with WEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat

Word origin

From waist + coat. Compare Yola wauscoat, wazcoote.

Used in a sentence

  • In the Victorian Era, exposing your shirtfront in public was considered improper, as shirts were viewed as undergarments. Waistcoats concealed this and helped [to] tame oversized, billowy shirts.

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