vest

vest
[[t]vɛst[/t]]
n.
1) clo a fitted, waist-length, sleeveless garment with buttons down the front, usu. worn under a jacket
2) clo a part or trimming simulating the front of such a garment
Compare dickey I, 1)
3) clo any of various sleeveless garments for the upper body, having a front opening and worn for style, warmth, or protection:
a down vest; a bulletproof vest[/ex]
4) brit. clo Brit. an undershirt
5) clo archaic
a) dress; apparel
b) an outer garment, robe, or gown
6) to dress or clothe, as in ecclesiastical vestments
7) to place or settle in the possession or control of someone (usu. fol. by in):
to vest authority in a new official[/ex]
8) to invest or endow with something, as powers, functions, or rights:
to vest the board with power to increase production[/ex]
9) to put on vestments
10) to become vested in a person, as a right
11) to devolve upon a person as possessor
Etymology: 1375–1425; (n.) < It veste robe, dress < L vestis garment; (v.) < MF vestir < L vestīre to clothe, der. of vestis; akin to wear

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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