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 suitHe always wore a brightly-coloured waistcoat under his dark grey suit.He took a gold watch out of his waistcoat pocket.Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveembroidered,leather,satin,…waistcoat + nounpocketSeefull entrySee related entries:Clothes
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