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Definition of waistcoat noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

waistcoat

noun
waistcoat pronunciation English ˈweɪskəʊt waistcoat pronunciation American ˈweskət waistcoat pronunciation American ˈweɪskoʊt
(British English) (North American English vest)
 
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