Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WEST, n. Also wast. Obs. Sc. forms of Eng. vest, a waistcoat. See W, letter, 5.Ork. 1720 P. Ork. A.S. (1929) VII. 54:
For coat, wast and briches . . . £3.Sc. 1746 D. Warrand More Culloden Papers (1930) V. 140:
A short coat of frisd scarlet cloth faced with black cuffs and black west conformed to the coat.
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