spencer Synonyms
Another word for spencer
• noun (Context 1)
A short, close-fitting, waist-length jacket without tails, originally worn by men in the late 18th century and later adopted as a popular women's outer garment during the Regency era; also, a warm woolen or knitted undershirt worn mainly by women and children.
"The museum's Regency costume collection features a high-waisted muslin gown paired with a dark velvet bolero."
• noun (Context 2)
A fore-and-aft sail, specifically a gaff-rigged trysail, set abaft the foremast or mainmast of a square-rigged sailing vessel.
"As the gale intensified, the crew furled the square mainsail and hoisted the heavy canvas trysail to steady the ship."
• noun (Context 3)
A steward, butler, or household official in a medieval noble manor or monastery responsible for the buttery, cellar, and the dispensing of provisions (historical).
"In the medieval abbey, the steward kept careful tallies of every loaf of bread and cask of ale distributed from the larder."