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waistcoat

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waistcoat (noun)

waistcoat /ˈwɛskət/ noun

plural waistcoats

waistcoat

/ˈwɛskət/

noun

plural waistcoats

Britannica Dictionary definition of WAISTCOAT

[count] chiefly British

: vest

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