waistcoat

noun

waist·​coat ˈwe-skət  ˈwās(t)-ˌkōt 

1

: an ornamental garment worn under a doublet

2

chiefly British : vest sense 1a

waistcoated

ˈwās(t)-ˌkō-təd 

adjective

Examples of waistcoat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Plus, what’s with the buckles on the shoes and the hose and the waistcoats and the powdered wigs? —Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025

The ‘Amelia’ glasses from Amazon have a camera and display feature, paired with a waistcoat with buttons that drivers can use to take photos of product deliveries. —Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025

Hall’s subversion of menswear — floppy hats, loose slacks and oversized collared shirts, or a necktie bursting out from the bottom of a waistcoat — was, in many ways, Keaton’s own. —Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025

The royal memorably wore a Catherine Walker suit with a Hackett waistcoat at an event in April 1988 and went on to toy with fashion conventions as a modern royal. —Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1519, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for waistcoat

• afloat
• azote
• banknote
• bareboat
• benzoate
• connote
• cutthroat
• demote
• denote
• devote
• endnote
• footnote

Kids Definition

waistcoat

noun

waist·​coat ˈwes-kət  ˈwās(t)-ˌkōt 

chiefly British

: vest entry 2 sense 1