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waistcoat

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Clothes
waist·coat /ˈweɪskəʊt, ˈweskət $ ˈweskət/ noun [countable]  British EnglishDCC a piece of clothing without sleeves that has buttons down the front and is worn over a shirt, often under a jacket as part of a man’s suit 马甲,西服背心 SYN American English vest
Examples from the Corpus
waistcoatPinstripe jacket down from £69.99 to £34.95, trousers reduced from £34.95 to £19.95, waistcoats from £29.99 to £19.95.Judi was coming apart inside her waistcoat.His fingers flipped open the buttons of his waistcoat.He took his gold watch out of his waistcoat pocket and snapped it open.His breeches were made of white shiny silk and so was his waistcoat.Her tears had dampened his immaculate waistcoat.We could see the birds in their dark-stripped waistcoats.
waist·coat nounChineseSyllable
Corpus without of sleeves piece a clothing


waistcoat
waistcoat /ˈweɪskəʊt, ˈweskət $ ˈweskət/ noun [countable]
British English a piece of clothing without sleeves that has buttons down the front and is worn over a shirt, often under a jacket as part of a man’s suit
   SYN  vest American English


waist·coatBrE /ˈweɪskəʊt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈweskət/ 🔊, also /ˈweɪskoʊt/ 🔊 (BrE) (NAmE vest) noun
a short piece of clothing with buttons down the front but no sleeves, usually worn over a shirt and under a jacket, often forming part of a man's suit (西服的)背心