spencer (English, noun)
expansion: spencer (plural spencers)
Senses:
glosses: A short double-breasted men's overcoat worn in the 18th and 19th centuries.
tags: historical
glosses: A short, close-fitting jacket primarily worn by women and children in the early 19th century.
tags: historical
glosses: A (usually woollen) vest worn by women and girls for extra warmth.
tags: historical
glosses: A large loose-fitted gaffsail on a square-rigger or barque, used from the nineteenth century onwards.
Forms:
form: spencers
tags: plural