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waistcoat

  • 1 waistcoat

    ['weiskəut]
    noun ((American vest) a short, usually sleeveless jacket worn immediately under the outer jacket: a three-piece suit consists of trousers, jacket and waistcoat.) vesti

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  • 2 suit

    [su:t] 1. noun
    1) (a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.) jakkaföt; dragt
    2) (a piece of clothing for a particular purpose: a bathing-suit / diving-suit.) -klæði, -búningur, -föt
    3) (a case in a law court: He won/lost his suit.) (dóms)mál
    4) (an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.) bón(orð), beiðni
    5) (one of the four sets of playing-cards - spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.) litur, sort
    2. verb
    1) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) henta, hæfa
    2) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) klæða/fara vel
    3) (to adjust or make appropriate or suitable: He suited his speech to his audience.) laga að
    •
    - suitor
    - suitcase
    - follow suit
    - suit down to the ground
    - suit oneself

    English-Icelandic dictionary > suit

  • 3 vest

    [vest]
    1) (a kind of sleeveless shirt worn under a shirt, blouse etc: He was dressed only in (a) vest and underpants.) nærskyrta
    2) ((especially American) a waistcoat: jacket, vest and trousers; ( also adjective) a vest pocket.) vesti

    English-Icelandic dictionary > vest

  • 4 waist

    [weist]
    1) ((the measurement round) the narrow part of the human body between the ribs and hips: She has a very small waist.) mitti, mittismál
    2) (the narrow middle part of something similar, eg a violin, guitar etc.) inndreginn miðhluti
    3) (the part of an article of clothing which goes round one's waist: Can you take in the waist of these trousers?) strengur
    •
    - waistband
    - waistcoat

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  • 5 watch

    [wo ] 1. noun
    1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) úr
    2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) vakt
    3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) vakt
    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) horfa á, fylgjast með
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) hafa auga með
    3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) vara sig á
    4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) gæta
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) bíða eftir
    •
    - watchful
    - watchfully
    - watchfulness
    - watchdog
    - watchmaker
    - watchman
    - watchtower
    - watchword
    - keep watch
    - watch one's step
    - watch out
    - watch over

    English-Icelandic dictionary > watch

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  • Waistcoat — Waist coat, n. (a) A short, sleeveless coat or garment for men, worn under the coat, extending no lower than the hips, and covering the waist; a vest. (b) A garment occasionally worn by women as a part of fashionable costume. [1913 Webster] Note …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • waistcoat — (n.) 1510s, from WAIST (Cf. waist) + COAT (Cf. coat) (n.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • waistcoat — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a close fitting waist length garment with no sleeves or collar and buttoning down the front …   English terms dictionary

  • waistcoat — [wes′kət, wāst′kōt΄] n. 1. Brit. a) VEST (n. 1a) b) a similar garment worn by women 2. a somewhat longer, heavily ornamented sleeveless jacket formerly worn under a doublet waistcoated adj …   English World dictionary

  • Waistcoat — A waistcoat (sometimes called a wescot [Annals of Iowa, Volume 6 January, 1904 No. 4 [http://iagenweb.org/history/annals/jan1904.htm] Accessed 31 Jan 2008.] , vest or a vestee in Canada and the US) is a sleeveless upper body garment worn over a… …   Wikipedia

  • waistcoat — UK [ˈweɪs(t)ˌkəʊt] / US [ˈweɪs(t)ˌkoʊt] / US [ˈwes(t)kɪt] noun [countable] Word forms waistcoat : singular waistcoat plural waistcoats British a piece of clothing without sleeves that is usually worn over a shirt …   English dictionary

  • waistcoat — noun (BrE) ⇨ See also ↑vest ADJECTIVE ▪ embroidered ▪ leather, satin, velvet, etc. WAISTCOAT + NOUN ▪ pocket …   Collocations dictionary

  • waistcoat — [[t]we͟ɪstkoʊt, we̱skət[/t]] waistcoats N COUNT A waistcoat is a sleeveless piece of clothing with buttons which people usually wear over a shirt. [BRIT] (in AM, use vest) …   English dictionary

  • waistcoat — noun Date: 1519 1. an ornamental garment worn under a doublet 2. chiefly British vest 2a • waistcoated adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • waistcoat — waistcoated, adj. /wes keuht, wayst koht /, n. 1. Chiefly Brit. vest (def. 1). 2. an 18th century garment for women that is similar to a man s vest, usually worn with a riding habit. 3. a man s body garment, often quilted and embroidered and… …   Universalium

  • waistcoat — noun /ˈweɪskəʊt,ˈwɛskət/ A sleeveless, collarless garment worn over a shirt and under a suit jacket. Syn: vest …   Wiktionary

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