Synonym: vest. Similar words: waist, postcode, coat, raincoat, petticoat, sugarcoat, waiting list, postcard. Meaning: ['weɪskət /-kəʊt] 
n. a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat.
n. a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat. (61) The ex - convict Brevet wore the black and gray waistcoat of the central prisons.
(62) Deep V neck denim waistcoat detailed with buttom closure and studs.
(63) If being a toastmaster, the usual dress would be crimson tails with a white waistcoat, and evening- suit trousers.
(64) How her heart beat as Joseph came breathless up the stairs in shining boots, and a new waistcoat, red with heat and nervousness, and blushing behind his neckcloth .