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Waistcoat vs Toilinette - What's the difference?

waistcoat | toilinette |

As nouns the difference between waistcoat and toilinette

is that waistcoat is an ornamental garment worn under a doublet while toilinette is a cloth formerly used for waistcoats, having a weft of woollen yarn and a warp of cotton and silk.

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

    toilinette

    English

    Noun

  • A cloth formerly used for waistcoats, having a weft of woollen yarn and a warp of cotton and silk.
    • (Webster 1913)