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noun (plural vests) |
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1. North America dress sleeveless garment: a man's or woman's sleeveless and collarless waist-length garment, usually with buttons down the front, worn over a shirt and traditionally worn by men under a suit jacket
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2. U.K.
Same as undershirt
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verb (past and past participle vest·ed, present participle vest·ing, 3rd person present singular vests) |
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1. transitive verb confer power on somebody or something: to bestow a power on somebody or something
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usually passive
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 The governor was vested with powers.
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2. transitive and intransitive verb confer rights, or exist as right: to settle or confer property, power, or rights on somebody, or be a part of somebody's property, power, or rights
by the authority vested in me
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3. transitive and intransitive verb clothe somebody, or put on clothes: to clothe somebody, or put on clothes, especially vestments
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| [15th century. < Old French vestu, past participle of vestir "clothe" < Latin vestire< vestis "clothing, garment"] |
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