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waistcoating

waist·coat·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wes-kuh-ting, weyst-koh-ting]
    • /ˈwɛs kə tɪŋ, ˈweɪstˌkoʊ tɪŋ/
    • /wˈeɪstkəʊtɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wes-kuh-ting, weyst-koh-ting]
    • /ˈwɛs kə tɪŋ, ˈweɪstˌkoʊ tɪŋ/

Definitions of waistcoating word

  • noun waistcoating a fabric for making waistcoats. 1
  • noun waistcoating material used for making waistcoats 0
  • noun waistcoating A fabric designed for waistcoats, often with a multicoloured pattern of different yarns. 0

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Origin of waistcoating

First appearance:

before 1800
One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10; waistcoat + -ing1

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Parts of speech for Waistcoating

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

waistcoating popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

waistcoating usage trend in Literature

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