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Definition vest
Etymology
From French veste (�a vest, jacket�), from Latin vestis (�a garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture�), from Proto-Indo-European *wes-ti(h?)-, from *wes- (�to be dressed�) (English wear). Cognate with Spanish vestir.
Noun
vest (plural vests)
- (now rare) A loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arab or Middle Eastern countries.
- (now Canada, US) A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.
- (Britain) A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse.
- A sleeveless top, typically with identifying colours or logos, worn by an athlete or member of a sports team.
- Any sleeveless outer garment, often for a purpose such as identification, safety, or storage.
- A vestment.
- Clothing generally; array; garb.
Verb
vest (third-person singular simple present vests, present participle vesting, simple past and past participle vested)
- To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.
- To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred.
- To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor.
- (obsolete) To invest; to put.
- (law) To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of.
- (law, intransitive) (of an inheritance or a trust fund) To devolve upon the person currently entitled when a prior interest has ended.
- (financial, intransitive) To become vested, to become permanent.
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