vest

(vest)

noun

    1. a short, tightfitting, sleeveless garment worn, esp. under a suit coat, by men
    2. a similar garment worn by women
    3. an insert or trimming worn under the bodice by women, simulating the front of a man's vest
    1. a calf-length, cassocklike garment worn by men in the time of Charles II
    2. Rare any long robe
    1. a girl's undershirt
    2. Chiefly Brit. any undershirt
  1. Obsolete vesture; clothing

Origin: Fr veste < It < L vestis, garment < IE base *wes-, to clothe > OE werian, to wear

transitive verb

  1. to dress, as in church vestments; clothe
  2. to place (authority, power, property rights, etc.) in the control of a person or group (with in)
  3. to put (a person) in possession or control of, as power or authority; invest (with something)

Origin: ME vesten < OFr vestir < L vestire < the n.

intransitive verb

  1. to put on garments or vestments; clothe oneself
  2. to pass to a person; become vested (in a person), as property

See vest in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A waist-length, sleeveless garment worn for protection: a warm down vest; a bulletproof vest.
  3. A fabric trim worn to fill in the neckline of a woman's garment; a vestee.
  4. Chiefly British An undershirt.
  5. a. Archaic Clothing; raiment.
    b. Obsolete An ecclesiastical vestment.
verb vest·ed, vest·ing, vests
verb, transitive
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. To clothe or robe, as in ecclesiastical vestments.
verb, intransitive
  1. To become legally vested.
  2. To dress oneself, especially in ecclesiastical vestments.

Origin:

Origin: French veste, robe

Origin: , from Italian vesta

Origin: , from Latin vestis, garment; see wes-2 in Indo-European roots

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