Category:Waistcoat

Waist"coat, n. (a) a short, sleeveless coat or garment for men, worn under the coat, Extending no lower than the hips, and covering the waist; a vest. (b) a garment occasionally worn by women as a part of fashionable Costume.

Note: the waistcoat was a part of female attire as well as male. . . It was only when the waistcoat was worn without a gown or upper dress That it was considered the mark of a mad or profligate woman. Nares.

Syn. -- see vest.