"Sweater-vest"

[Joel S. Berson]

At 3/28/2012 11:13 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> >And that tells me something
>particular: it's usually v-neck and can be buttoned or buttonless.
>
>I can see the theoretical distinction, but "sleeveless sweater" told me
>exactly the same thing.

I don't have "sweater vest" in my vocabulary, so I imagine it as
buttoned, like a "vest" (e.g. in a three-piece suit; "waistcoat" to
Wikipedia and perhaps Amy), to distinguish it from a "sleeveless
sweater", which to me is always buttonless and which I put on and
take off over my head.  But your method may vary.

Joel


>JL
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>On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Amy West <medievalist at w-sts.com> wrote:
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> > Poster:       Amy West <medievalist at W-STS.COM>
> > Subject:      Re: "Sweater-vest"
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> > On 3/28/12 12:00 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
> > > Date:    Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:41:35 -0400
> > > From:    Wilson Gray<hwgray at GMAIL.COM>
> > > Subject: "Sweater-vest"
> > >
> > > "Sweater-vest"?!
> > >
> > > WTF is that?! Don't you mean,
> > >
> > > "Sleeveless sweater"?
> >
> > Not in my dialect. Sweater vest it is. And that tells me something
> > particular: it's usually v-neck and can be buttoned or buttonless.
> >
> > And regarding historical fashion/costume, I recently wore a "sleeved
> > waistcoat," not a coat. Just to make you crazy.
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