Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ve-stee]
- /vɛˈsti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ve-stee]
- /vɛˈsti/
Definitions of vestee word
- noun vestee a decorative front piece worn under a woman's jacket or blouse so as to be visible at the neckline. 1
- noun vestee vest (def 2). Compare dickey1 (def 1). 1
- noun vestee a person having a vested interest in something 0
- noun vestee a type of blouse or top worn by women under a sweater or jacket 0
- noun vestee a decorative, false waistcoat or vest attached to a shirt 0
- noun vestee vest (sense 1) vest (sense 1c) 0
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Origin of vestee
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
1905-10; vest (noun) + -ee, spelling variant of -y2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Vestee
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vestee popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.