Definitions for: Vest


[n] a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
[n] a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
[v] clothe formally; esp. in ecclesiastical robes
[v] provide with power and authority



Webster (1913) Definition: Vest, n. [L. vestis a garment, vesture; akin to Goth.
wasti, and E. wear: cf. F. veste. See Wear to carry on the
person, and cf. Divest, Invest, Travesty.]
1. An article of clothing covering the person; an outer
garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe.

In state attended by her maiden train, Who bore the
vests that holy rites require. --Dryden.

2. Any outer covering; array; garb.

Not seldom clothed in radiant vest Deceitfully goes
forth the morn. --Wordsworth.

3. Specifically, a waistcoat, or sleeveless body garment, for
men, worn under the coat.

Syn: Garment; vesture; dress; robe; vestment; waistcoat.

Usage: Vest, Waistcoat. In England, the original word
waistcoat is generally used for the body garment worn
over the shirt and immediately under the coat. In the
United States this garment is commonly called a vest,
and the waistcoat is often improperly given to an
under-garment.


Vest, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vested; p. pr. & vb. n.
Vesting.] [Cf. L. vestire, vestitum, OF. vestir, F.
v[^e]tir. See Vest, n.]
1. To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to
dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.

Came vested all in white, pure as her mind.
--Milton.

With ether vested, and a purple sky. --Dryden.

2. To clothe with authority, power, or the like; to put in
possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; -- followed
by with before the thing conferred; as, to vest a court
with power to try cases of life and death.

Had I been vested with the monarch's power. --Prior.

3. To place or give into the possession or discretion of some
person or authority; to commit to another; -- with in
before the possessor; as, the power of life and death is
vested in the king, or in the courts.

Empire and dominion was [were] vested in him.
--Locke.

4. To invest; to put; as, to vest money in goods, land, or
houses. [R.]

5. (Law) To clothe with possession; as, to vest a person with
an estate; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right
of present or future enjoyment of; as, an estate is vested
in possession. --Bouvier.


Vest, v. i.
To come or descend; to be fixed; to take effect, as a title
or right; -- followed by in; as, upon the death of the
ancestor, the estate, or the right to the estate, vests in
the heir at law.

Synonyms: enthrone, invest, robe, singlet, undershirt, waistcoat

Antonyms: divest

See Also: apparel, bulletproof vest, clothe, consecrate, coronate, crown, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, garment, habilitate, install, ordain, order, ordinate, raiment, three-piece suit, throne, tog, undergarment

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