A fabric designed for waistcoats, often with a multicoloured pattern of different yarns.

plural of waistcoateer

(obsolete) One wearing a waistcoat; especially, a woman wearing one uncovered, or thought fit for such a habit; hence, a loose woman; strumpet.

plural of waistcoating

Long enough to reach one's waist.

A cloth or garment worn around the waist. / (nautical) A covering of canvas or tarpaulin for the hammocks, stowed on the nettings, between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.

plural of waistcloth

Having no waist

Having a waistband.

Absence of a waist.