A clerical cassock waistcoat was so called (about
1830) when first introduced by the High Church party. M. B. means “mark
of the beast.”
“He smiled at the folly which stigmatised an M.B. `waistcoat.'” —Mrs. Oliphant: Phoebe Juno, ii. 3.
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- M. B. Waistcoat - M. B. Waistcoat A clerical cassock waistcoat was so called (about 1830) when first introduced by ...
- Waistcoat - Waistcoat The M. B. waistcoat. The clerical waistcoat. (See M.B.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and ...
- Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: M - Definitions, origins, and illustrative excerpts for words, phases, and literary allusions starting with "M"
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