vest — meaning in English
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English meaning
- jacket noun A garment for the upper body, worn over a shirt, usually reaching the waist or thigh.
- vest noun A sleeveless piece of clothing worn over a shirt, often as part of a suit (called a "waistcoat" in British English).
- waistcoat noun A sleeveless, collarless garment worn over a shirt and under a jacket, chiefly British.
Senses
vest is used for these senses in English:
- jacket A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot water tank, bullet.)
- vest (North America) A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.
- waistcoat (chiefly, British) A sleeveless, collarless garment worn over a shirt and under a suit jacket.
jacket — full definition
- noun A garment for the upper body, worn over a shirt, usually reaching the waist or thigh.
- noun A protective outer covering or casing wrapped around something, such as a hot water tank or the skin of a baked potato.
- verb To enclose or wrap something in a protective covering.
vest — full definition
- noun A sleeveless piece of clothing worn over a shirt, often as part of a suit (called a "waistcoat" in British English).
- noun A sleeveless undergarment worn beneath a shirt.
- verb To officially give someone a right or power, or to have that right or power become legally theirs.