vest

  • 31vėst — interj. KŽ 1. švyst (mostelėjimui žymėti): Tas šunelis viau viau, vėst uodega, ir tep kumelė nuspyrė visą tą pasakėlę (ps.) Ldvn. Žmonės, atgiedoję pakravus, dėjo jį graban. Tik vėst viena ranka, vėst kita ir išsikesnojo LTR(Slk). Įkaitintas… …

    Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • 32vest — vest1 [ vest ] noun count 1. ) AMERICAN a piece of clothing with no sleeves or collar and with buttons down the front, which you usually wear over a shirt. British waistcoat a ) a piece of clothing with no sleeves or collar worn over other… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 33vest — [17] Vest was originally used fairly generally for a ‘robe’ or ‘gown’. Its earliest specific application was to a ‘sleeveless jacket worn under an outer coat’. It was Charles II of England who introduced the fashion, and the first reference to… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 34vest — {{11}}vest (n.) 1610s, loose outer garment (worn by men in Eastern countries or in ancient times), from Fr. veste, from It. vesta, veste robe, gown, from L. vestis, from vestire to clothe (see VEST (Cf. vest) (v.)). The sleeveless garment worn by …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 35vest — 1 noun (C) 1 BrE a piece of underwear without sleeves that you wear under a shirt; undershirt AmE 2 AmE a piece of clothing without arms that has buttons down the front and is usually worn under a jacket, especially by men as part of a suit;… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 36vest — [17] Vest was originally used fairly generally for a ‘robe’ or ‘gown’. Its earliest specific application was to a ‘sleeveless jacket worn under an outer coat’. It was Charles II of England who introduced the fashion, and the first reference to… …

    Word origins

  • 37vest in sb — UK US vest in sb/sth Phrasal Verb with vest({{}}/vest/ verb [I or T] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► LAW if property, shares, etc. vest in someone, they legally become theirs: »The author s copyrights became vested in his trustee when he died …

    Financial and business terms

  • 38vest — [[t]vɛst[/t]] n. 1) clo a fitted, waist length, sleeveless garment with buttons down the front, usu. worn under a jacket 2) clo a part or trimming simulating the front of such a garment Compare dickey I, 1) 3) clo any of various sleeveless… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 39vest — noun 1 (BrE) ⇨ See also ↑undershirt ADJECTIVE ▪ sleeveless ▪ string ▪ thermal ▪ running PREPOSITION …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 40vest — noun 1》 Brit. an undergarment worn on the upper part of the body, typically sleeveless. 2》 a sleeveless garment worn on the upper part of the body for a particular purpose: a bulletproof vest. 3》 N. Amer. & Austral. a waistcoat or sleeveless… …

    English new terms dictionary