vest

  • 41vest — n. bulletproof vest; Kevlar vest. He was wearing a vest, so he survived the gunshot …

    English slang

  • 42vest — 1. n. an important businessman or businesswoman. (See also suit.) □ Some vest jumped out the window this afternoon. 2. n. a bullet proof vest. □ The cop wasn’t wearing a vest, and the shot killed him …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 43vest — 1. noun a) A loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arabic or Middle Eastern countries. He gripped some of the shreds and pulled off his vest and the shirt beneath it, his clothing disintegrating around him. What in the hell… …

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  • 44Vest — This interesting surname is a topographical name for someone who lived to the west of a settlement, or a regional name for one who had migrated from further west, deriving from the Norwegian vest which is cognate to the Middle English, Middle… …

    Surnames reference

  • 45vest — Synonyms and related words: appertain, appertain to, authorize, base, belong to, bless with, build, build in, dower, empower, endow, endow with, establish, favor with, fix, found, grace with, ground, install, invest, lay the foundation, pertain,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 46vest — [[t]ve̱st[/t]] vests, vesting, vested 1) N COUNT A vest is a piece of underwear which you can wear on the top half of your body in order to keep warm. [BRIT] (in AM, use undershirt) 2) N COUNT A vest is a sleeveless piece of clothing with buttons …

    English dictionary

  • 47vest — /vɛst / (say vest) noun 1. a short, warm undergarment with or without sleeves, usually worn next to the skin under a shirt; singlet. 2. a waistcoat. 3. a similar garment, or a part or trimming simulating the front of such a garment, worn by women …

  • 48vest — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French vestir to clothe, invest, vest, from Latin vestire to clothe, from vestis clothing, garment more at wear Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to place or give into the possession or… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 49vest — (entrée créée par le supplément) (vè) s. m. Terme d ancien droit. Mise en possession. •   Décret du 19 septembre 1790 : Art. 3 : à dater du jour où les tribunaux de districts seront installés dans les pays de nantissement, les formalités de… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 50vest — sporto marškinėliai statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Sporto marškinėliai be rankovių arba su rankovėmis. atitikmenys: angl. vest vok. Sporthemd, n rus. майка …

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