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   Waistcoat , 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.
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   ☞ 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.
   
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   Syn. -- See Vest.
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