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Tunic vs Waistcoat - What's the difference?

tunic | waistcoat |

As nouns the difference between tunic and waistcoat

is that tunic is a garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles while waistcoat is an ornamental garment worn under a doublet.

tunic

English

(wikipedia tunic)

Alternative forms

* tunick (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.
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  • , chapter=19 citation , passage=As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.}}

    Anagrams

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    waistcoat

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia waistcoat)
  • An ornamental garment worn under a doublet.
  • (chiefly, British) A sleeveless, collarless garment worn over a shirt and under a suit jacket."waistcoat." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 09 Apr. 2007. ."waistcoat." Merriam-Webster Online. Merriam-Webster, Inc. 09 Apr. 2007. .
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    Synonyms

    * vest (US )"waistcoat." Oxford Advanced. Oxford University Press. 09 Apr. 2007. .

    Descendants

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