Meaning of Vest | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.
   Canada, US
3. A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse.
   British
4. A sleeveless top, typically with identifying colours or logos, worn by an athlete or member of a sports team.
5. Any sleeveless outer garment, often for a purpose such as identification, safety, or storage.
6. A vestment.
7. Clothing generally; array; garb.
8. A loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arab or Middle Eastern countries.
   archaic

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Examples

“The Jones man was looking at her hard. Now he reached into the hatch of his vest and fetched out a couple of cigars, everlasting big ones, with gilt bands on them.”

“He gripped some of the shreds and pulled off his vest and the shirt beneath it, his clothing disintegrating around him. What in the hell point was there in wearing a twenty-five-pound bulletproof vest if you could still get gunned to death?”

“In state attended by her maiden train, / Who bore the vests that holy rites require.”

“Not seldom, clad in radiant vest / Deceitfully goes forth the morn.”

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