1. short jackets or cardigans, typically worn by women
Usage: fashion
2. short woolen undergarments worn for warmth
Usage: historical

Examples

• She wore matching spencers over her dresses during the cool evening.
• The vintage shop had several wool spencers from the 1940s.
• Her grandmother’s spencers were beautifully hand-knitted.
• The fashion magazine featured modern spencers for spring layering.
• Victorian women often wore spencers as undergarments for extra warmth.
• The boutique specialized in elegant spencers and evening wear.