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1.nounA short double-breasted men's overcoat worn in the 18th and 19th centuries.
2.nounA short, close-fitting jacket primarily worn by women and children in the early 19th century.
3.nounA (usually woollen) vest worn by women and girls for extra warmth.
4.nounA large loose-fitted gaffsail on a square-rigger or barque, used from the nineteenth century onwards.