Read full poem →'Tis a pity the silk
Of your waistcoat is stained.
Why! Your heart's full of milk,
Dictionary Entry
An ornamental garment worn under a doublet.
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Common Phrases
. waistcoatpocket waistcoatpockets waistcoatwaistcoat whitewaistcoat redwaistcoat embroideredwaistcoat silkwaistcoat velvet
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Poetry examples for “waistcoat”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →This scrap of valour just for play
Fronts the north-wind in waistcoat gray,
As if to shame my weak behaviour;