It could be a 'waistcoat' , sometimes called a 'shirt' in inventories,
meaning a layer for warmth.  Usually you find them as flannen,
flannel, rarely lined silk, or sometimes linsey-woolsey, other
materials are possible, I'm just not at my resources.  2cents reading
out of context.  Mari

On Jan 18, 2008 2:47 PM, Saragrace Knauf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Fair enough, but I don't think the query required it to be "underwear" per 
> se.  Anyone know when shirt became applicable to "over the underwear" rather 
> than the first layer?
>
> Sg
>
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