USAGE: turquoise badminton waistcoat (was: Re: USAGERe:Language revival)

John Cowan wrote:
>         undershirt: the garment nearest the skin, sometimes in the form
>         of a T-shirt, sometimes in the form with two shoulder straps
>         ("tank tops", though that term is also applied to shirts in this form).
For me, "tank top" can only be worn by itself.  An undershirt *must*
have another shirt over it to be called an undershirt.  A tank-top is an
autonomous piece of clothing.

>         jacket: the outermost garment.  If not part of a suit, it may be
>         called a "sports jacket".  This word is also applied to cold-weather
>         gear that does not extend below the waist; if it extends below the
>         waist, it is a "coat".
I distinguish the two by thickness.  A jacket is for cool weather or
just for looks, while a coat is for cold weather.

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