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Waistcoat vs Bawneen - What's the difference?

waistcoat | bawneen |

As nouns the difference between waistcoat and bawneen

is that waistcoat is an ornamental garment worn under a doublet while bawneen is (ireland) a waistcoat with sleeves made from undyed wool, typically worn by labourers and fishermen.

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

    * Japanese: * Malay: (l) * Maori:

    References

    bawneen

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Ireland) A waistcoat with sleeves made from undyed wool, typically worn by labourers and fishermen.
  • (Ireland) The woolen yarn such waistcoats are made from.
  • * 2002 , Joseph O'Connor, Star of the Sea , Vintage 2003, page 63:
    • He would take off his neatly pressed worsted trousers, his Winchester College blazer and schoolboy's cap, and don the rough clothes he wore at home in Connemara: the peasant's canvas britches, the bawneen ‘bratt ’ or smock.
    English words suffixed with -een