| Waistcoat 1. (n.) A vest; a short, sleeveless coat or garment, worn under the coat, extending no lower than the hips, and covering the waist; a vest. 2. (n.) A garment occasionally worn by women as a part of fashionable costume. Thesaurus Entries appertain, appertain to, authorize, base, belong to, bless with, build, build in, dower, empower, endow, endow with, establish, favor with, fix, found, grace with, ground, install, invest, lay the foundation, pertain, pertain to, pitch, plant, put in, put up, seat, set, set up, settle on, settle upon, vest in, vest with, waistcoat |