spencer

See also Spencer

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛnsə(r)

Noun

spencer (plural spencers)

1. A short, close-fitting jacket primarily worn by women and children in the early nineteenth century; probably named after George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758-1834).
2. A thin knitted woollen vest.
3. A large loose-fitted gaffsail on a square-rigger or barque, used from the nineteenth century onwards.