Waistcoat
['weɪs(t)kəʊt;'weskɪt] or ['wɛskət]
Definition
(n.) A short, sleeveless coat or garment for men, worn under the coat, extending no lower than the hips, and covering the waist; a vest.
(n.) A garment occasionally worn by women as a part of fashionable costume.
Typist: Ted
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Vest, doublet.
Checked by Leda
Examples
- As he was returning the box to his waistcoat pocket, a loud bell rang for the servants' dinner; he knew what it was. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Contemplation of Mr Dorrit's waistcoat buttons by Mr Merdle. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Ay, my man,' said the gentleman in the white waistcoat, with a condescending smile. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Gradually there arose before me the hat, head, neckcloth, waistcoat, trousers, boots, of a member of society of about my own standing. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The captain surveyed him from cap to waistcoat and from waistcoat to leggings for a few moments, and finally asked him to go indoors. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Sambo, the black servant, has just rung the bell; and the coachman has a new red waistcoat. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He was a dreadful old man to look at, in a filthy flannel waistcoat, and smelling terribly of rum. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- He stood before her, his hands in his pockets, his chest sturdily expanded under its vivid waistcoat. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Out of his waistcoat, as usual, grows a tree, on the main branches of which the above illustrious names are inscribed. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Beside him were the leggings, thick boots, leather gloves, and sleeve-waistcoat in which he worked. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The young man took from his waistcoat a crumpled envelope, and turning to the table he shook out upon it five little dried orange pips. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The other gentleman with him, in the red under-waistcoat and dark moustache, is the Honourable Mr. Crushton, his bosom friend. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- One would be startled to see him with a bright tie, a loud checked suit, or a fancy waistcoat, and yet there is a curious sense of fastidiousness about the plain things he delights in. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The boy _is_ a fool--I thought he was,' said the gentleman in the white waistcoat. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- No, sir, Dr. Becher is an Englishman, and there isn't a man in the parish who has a better-lined waistcoat. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- At seventy five I expect to wear loud waistcoats with fancy buttons; also gaiter tops; at eighty I expect to learn how to play bridge whist and talk foolishly to the ladies. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He had brilliant under-waistcoats, any one of which would have set up a moderate buck. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Harriette likes white waistcoats--Harriette commends silk stockings, &c. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Of course not, but I don't see the use of your having seventeen waistcoats, endless neckties, and a new hat every time you come home. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- There are chivalric sentiments, there is high-beating courage, under those waistcoats of yours, I doubt not. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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