wyliecoat

[ wahy-lee-koht ]

noun

, Scot. and North England.

1. a woolen or flannel undergarment, as a warm undershirt.
2. a petticoat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wyliecoat¹

1470–80; origin uncertain; coat

Example Sentences

I wad na been surpris’d to spy You on an auld wife’s flainen toy; Or aiblins some bit duddie boy, On’s wyliecoat; But Miss’s fine Lunardi! fie!

From Project Gutenberg

He wore a pair of rude pantaloons that fitted closely to his finely made limbs, a short jacket or Wyliecoat that also fitted closely to his body, over which he wore the usual cloak of that day, which was bound about his middle with a belt and buckle, in which was stuck a middogue, or, as it ought to be written, meadoige, and pronounced maddogay.

From Project Gutenberg

"He's in the tolbooth, mother—he's in the Heart of Mid-Louden for a thousand merk he borrowed from Saunders Wyliecoat the writer."

From Project Gutenberg

I wad na been surpris'd to spy You on an auld wife's flainen toy; Or aiblins some bit dubbie boy, On's wyliecoat; But Miss' fine Lunardi! fye!

From Project Gutenberg