weskit

American  

[wes-kit] / ˈwɛs kɪt /

noun

1. a vest or waistcoat.

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weskit British  

/ ˈwɛskɪt /

noun

1. an informal word for waistcoat

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Etymology

Origin of weskit

First recorded in 1855–60; phoneticized spelling of waistcoat

Example Sentences

Dr. Pusey, president of Lawrence College, sat with his class of '28, wore the crimson weskit that was the class uniform, but soberly eschewed the blue-and-white class cap.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dashing Captain W. Rees-Davies was especially applauded for his black & gold weskit, said to be an exact duplicate of the garment once worn by Beau Nash, There was only one untoward incident.

From Time Magazine Archive

Czar Jimmy hugged the report to his well-tailored weskit, declined to reveal its contents.

From Time Magazine Archive

"She said, sir, that with the autumn drawing on, and the winter coming, it would cut up nicely for a weskit," Treacher explained.

From Major Vigoureux by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

Short corduroy jacket, trousis, and weskit; red patch on the collar with F.E.R., in white letters, on it, and a cap with the same letters in brass on the front.

From Adventures of Working Men From the Notebook of a Working Surgeon by Fenn, George Manville