vest
noun
- a short, tightfitting, sleeveless garment worn, esp. under a suit coat, by men
- a similar garment worn by women
- an insert or trimming worn under the bodice by women, simulating the front of a man's vest
- a calf-length, cassocklike garment worn by men in the time of Charles II
- Rare any long robe
- a girl's undershirt
- Chiefly Brit. any undershirt
- Obsolete vesture; clothing
transitive verb
- to dress, as in church vestments; clothe
- to place (authority, power, property rights, etc.) in the control of a person or group (with in)
- to put (a person) in possession or control of, as power or authority; invest (with something)
intransitive verb
- to put on garments or vestments; clothe oneself
- to pass to a person; become vested (in a person), as property
See vest in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(vĕst)
noun- A sleeveless garment, often having buttons down the front, worn usually over a shirt or blouse and sometimes as part of a three-piece suit.
- A waist-length, sleeveless garment worn for protection: a warm down vest; a bulletproof vest.
- A fabric trim worn to fill in the neckline of a woman's garment; a vestee.
- Chiefly British An undershirt.
a. Archaic Clothing; raiment.
b. Obsolete An ecclesiastical vestment.
verb vest·ed,
vest·ing,
vests verb, transitive- To place (authority, property, or rights, for example) in the control of a person or group, especially to give someone an immediate right to present or future possession or enjoyment of (an estate, for example). Used with in: vested his estate in his daughter.
- To invest or endow (a person or group) with something, such as power or rights. Used with with: vested the council with broad powers; vests its employees with full pension rights after five years of service.
- To clothe or robe, as in ecclesiastical vestments.
verb, intransitive- To become legally vested.
- To dress oneself, especially in ecclesiastical vestments.
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