VEST

singlet, vest, undershirt

(noun) a collarless men’s undergarment for the upper part of the body

vest, waistcoat

(noun) a man’s sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat

vest, robe

(verb) clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes

vest

(verb) clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments

vest

(verb) become legally vested; “The property vests in the trustees”

vest

(verb) place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons; “She vested her vast fortune in her two sons”

invest, vest, enthrone

(verb) provide with power and authority; “They vested the council with special rights”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Vest (plural Vests)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Vest is the 3164^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11405 individuals. Vest is most common among White (91.29%) individuals.

Anagrams

• ETVs, EVTs, vets

Etymology

Noun

vest (plural vests)

(now, rare) A loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arab or Middle Eastern countries.

(now, North America) A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.

(British) A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse.

A sleeveless top, typically with identifying colours or logos, worn by an athlete or member of a sports team.

Any sleeveless outer garment, often for a purpose such as identification, safety, or storage.

A vestment.

Clothing generally; array; garb.

Synonyms

• (garment worn under a shirt): singlet, tank top (US), undershirt (US)

• (garment worn over a shirt): waistcoat (British)

Hyponyms

• (sleeveless outergarment): safety vest, scrimmage vest, fishing vest

Verb

vest (third-person singular simple present vests, present participle vesting, simple past and past participle vested)

To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.

To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred.

To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor.

(obsolete) To invest; to put.

(legal) To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of.

(legal, intransitive) (of an inheritance or a trust fund) To devolve upon the person currently entitled when a prior interest has ended.

(financial, intransitive) To become vested, to become permanent.

Anagrams

• ETVs, EVTs, vets

Source: Wiktionary

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Vest, n. Etym: [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.

– 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.] Etym: [Cf. L. vestire, vestitum, OF. vestir, F. vêtir. 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)

Definition: 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.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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