waistcoatedadj.
/ˈweɪs(t)kəʊtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈweɪs(t)ˌkoʊdəd/ a. Provided with a waistcoat.
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waistcoated1798
primrose-vested1919
1798 C. Smith Young Philosopher I. 27 He..was pantalooned and waistcoated after the very newest fashion.
1897 ‘M. Corelli’ Ziska i His paunch..a kind of waistcoated air balloon.
b. with defining word prefixed.
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1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist I. ii. 31 As I purpose to show in the sequel whether the white-waistcoated gentleman was right or not.
1896 R. B. Mansfield Chips 224 Magpies..the black-coated and white-waistcoated gentry.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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