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A short, sleeveless coat or garment for men, worn under the coat, extending no lower than the hips, and covering the waist; a vest.

One wearing a waistcoat; esp., a woman wearing one uncovered, or thought fit for such a habit; hence, a loose woman; strumpet. [Obs.] Do you think you are here, sir, Amongst your waistcoateers, your base wenches Beau. & Fl.

A fabric designed for waistcoats; esp., one in which there is a pattern, differently colored yarns being used.

Same as Strait-jacket.

A coarse woolen stuff with a long nap; -- usually dyed in plain colors. A new black baize waistcoat lined with silk. Pepys.

diers in the 17th century as a defensive covering. -- Buff jerkin, originally, a leather waistcoat; afterward, one of cloth of a buff color. [Obs.] Nares. -- Buff stick (Mech.), a strip of wood covered with buff leather, used in polishing.

A glossy woolen stuff, plain, striped, or checked. "a gay calamanco waistcoat." Tatler.

A garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve as a life preserver; -- called also cork jacket. Blue jacket. (Naut.) See under Blue. -- Steam jacket, a space filled with steam between an inner and an outer cylinder, or between a casing and a receptacle, as a kettle. -- To dust one's jacket, to give one a…

A jacket or short coat; a close waistcoat. Shak.

A waistcoat or kind of stays for women.

Formerly, a close coat or waistcoat with sleeves.

An unlined or undyed waistcoat; a single garment; -- opposed to doublet. [Prov. Eng.]

A kind of woven fabric for waistcoats, having the weft of wool and the warp of silk or cotton. [Written also valentia.]

Specifically, a waistcoat, or sleeveless body garment, for men, worn under the coat.