spencer
spencer — noun
1. a short jacket for the upper body that reaches only down to the waist, often wor
a short jacket for the upper body that reaches only down to the waist, often worn by women in the past or as a vintage-style garment
At the vintage market, Tariq found a woollen spencer trimmed with black ribbon.
spencer as historical garment item
The tailor measured Camille for a velvet spencer to wear over her gown.
material collocation: velvet spencer / woollen spencer
Liang wore a black spencer to the formal dinner, matching it with a high collar.
Fashion historians say the spencer was popular among women in early nineteenth-century Europe.
Meera stored her grandmother's embroidered spencer in a box with lavender sachets.
- bolero jacket
a short open-front jacket; more common in modern fashion, while 'spencer' sounds historical
- cropped jacket
a general term for any jacket ending above the waist; broader in meaning than 'spencer'
用法筆記
This term is now uncommon in everyday speech. In modern fashion, 'cropped jacket' or 'bolero jacket' is more frequently used for similar short jackets.