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An ornamental garment worn under a doublet.
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A sleeveless, collarless garment worn over a shirt and under a suit jacket.
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Examples of waistcoats in a Sentence
He received Johnson's homage with the most winning affability, and requited it with a few guineas, bestowed doubtless in a very graceful manner, but was by no means desirous to see all his carpets blackened with the London mud, and his soups and wines thrown to right and left over the gowns of fine ladies and the waistcoats of fine gentlemen, by an absent, awkward scholar, who gave strange starts and uttered strange growls, who dressed like a scarecrow and ate like a cormorant.
For similar reasons it has preserved many old customs and costumes, those of the women being very elaborate and picturesque, while the herdsmen have retained their festival attire of red waistcoats, embroidered braces and canary-coloured shorts.
Dancing in black skirts, white blouses and patchwork waistcoats, this is their first visit to rushbearing.
Our range includes waistcoats, bomber jackets, camouflage trousers & camouflage trousers & camouflage & plain t-shirts.
They were big and wore black corduroy jackets with black corduroy waistcoats.
Gas Works K 1152 x 864 248K Workers in hard hats and fluorescent yellow waistcoats are milling about in front of their temporary accommodation.
They come at night, wearing green velvet waistcoats and smoking hats, carrying very large combs and mess up the children's hair.
Other key styles include jeans with braces and denim waistcoats.
Top quality tweeds in field coats and jackets to matching waistcoats, breeks and caps.
They come at night, wearing green velvet waistcoats and smoking hats, carrying very large combs and mess up the children 's hair.
The average man had only one or two suits, but he would have several waistcoats to wear with it.
Thus, most waistcoats were made of silk and men were loath to button their coats all the way, preferring to show off their waistcoats.
It was only towards the end of the era that wool and cotton became more common for daywear and waistcoats began to match the jacket and trousers.
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Waistcoats were still in contrasting colors and often brightly patterned.
Waistcoats were often still the brightest part of a man's outfit.
In the 1870s, the standard suit items began to be designed as one three-piece suit, with waistcoats cut of the same cloth as the coat and trousers.
Generals were recognized by their different colored bands under their waistcoats.
As fashion items, women began wearing waistcoats ranging from the masculine pinstripes to bright colored prints in the late 19th century.
The coats also bore two white epaulets and were worn with white or buff breeches and waistcoats.
The detective is the direct descendant of the old "Bow Street runners" or "Robin Redbreasts" - so styled from their scarlet waistcoats - officers in attendance upon the old-fashioned police offices and despatched by the sitting magistrates to follow up any very serious crime in the interests of the public or at the urgent request of private persons.
Men wear a long smock of homespun linen, beneath red or blue waistcoats with trousers of white frieze.
Bright red, violet and blue are much used, not only by the women, but in the coats and waistcoats of the men.