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
Obsolete vesture; clothing

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

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)

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

intransitive verb

See vest in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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