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- [vest]
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- [vest]
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Definitions of vest word
- noun vest a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket. 1
- noun vest a part or trimming simulating the front of such a garment; vestee. Compare dickey1 (def 1). 1
- noun vest a waist-length garment worn for protective purposes: a bulletproof vest. 1
- noun vest a sleeveless, waist- or hip-length garment made of various materials, with a front opening usually secured by buttons, a zipper, or the like, worn over a shirt, blouse, dress, or other article for style or warmth: a sweater vest; a down vest. 1
- noun vest British. an undervest or undershirt. 1
- noun vest a long garment resembling a cassock, worn by men in the time of Charles II. 1
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Origin of vest
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; (noun) late Middle English < Italian veste robe, dress < Latin vestis garment; (v.) late Middle English < Middle French vestir < Latin vestīre to clothe, derivative of vestis; akin to wear
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Parts of speech for Vest
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
vest usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for vest
verb vest
- apparelled — clothing, especially outerwear; garments; attire; raiment.
- appertain — to belong (to) as a part, function, right, etc; relate (to) or be connected (with)
- authorize — If someone in a position of authority authorizes something, they give their official permission for it to happen.
- bedizen — to dress or decorate gaudily or tastelessly
- belong — If something belongs to you, you own it.
noun vest
- jerkin — a close-fitting jacket or short coat, usually sleeveless, as one of leather worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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