Vest Definition

vĕst

vested, vesting, vests

noun

vests

A short, tightfitting, sleeveless garment worn, esp. under a suit coat, by men.

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An insert or trimming worn under the bodice by women, simulating the front of a man's vest.

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A similar garment worn by women.

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A calf-length, cassocklike garment worn by men in the time of Charles II.

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Any long robe.

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verb

vested, vesting, vests

To place (authority, power, property rights, pension rights, etc.) in the control of a person or group (with in)

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To dress, as in church vestments; clothe.

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To put (a person) in possession or control of, as power or authority; invest (with something)

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To put on garments or vestments; clothe oneself.

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To pass to a person; become vested (in a person), as property.

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other

(sleeveless outergarment): safety vest, scrimmage vest, fishing vest.

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idiom

play (it) close to the vest

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Other Word Forms of Vest

Singular:

vest

Plural:

French veste robe from Italian vesta from Latin vestis garment wes-² in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From French veste (“a vest, jacket"), from Latin vestis (“a garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture").

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