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waistcoating

waistcoating noun: a fabric designed for waistcoats, often with a multicoloured pattern of different yarns.

Noun

waistcoating (plural waistcoatings)

  1. (historical, obsolete) A fabric designed for waistcoats, often with a multicoloured pattern of different yarns.

Forms of waistcoating

pluralwaistcoatings

Origin of waistcoating

From waistcoat + -ing.

Questions about waistcoating

What does waistcoating mean?
Waistcoating means a fabric designed for waistcoats, often with a multicoloured pattern of different yarns.
What part of speech is waistcoating?
Waistcoating is a noun.
What is the plural of waistcoating?
The plural of waistcoating is waistcoatings.

Words near waistcoating in the dictionary

  1. waistcloths
  2. waistcoat
  3. waistcoated
  4. waistcoateer
  5. waistcoateers
  6. waistcoating
  7. waistcoatings
  8. waistcoatless
  9. waistcoats
  10. waisted
  11. waisted drum

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