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Vesture vs Waistcoat - What's the difference?

vesture | waistcoat | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between vesture and waistcoat

is that vesture is a covering of or like clothing while waistcoat is an ornamental garment worn under a doublet.

As a verb vesture

is to clothe.

vesture

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A covering of or like clothing.
  • * 1851 ,
  • His broad-brim was placed beside him; his legs were stiffly crossed; his drab vesture was buttoned up to his chin; and spectacles on nose, he seemed absorbed in reading from a ponderous volume.

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (archaic) To clothe.
  • 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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