Толковый словарь английского языка - vest

I. verb see: wear Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority, to grant or endow with a particular authority, right, or property , to clothe with or as if with a garment, intransitive verb to become legally ~ed, to put on garments, II. noun Etymology: French ~e, from Italian, from Latin ~is garment Date: 1613 1. archaic a loose outer garment ; robe, clothing, garb, 2. a sleeveless garment for the upper body usually worn over a shirt, a protective usually sleeveless garment (as a life preserver) that extends to the waist, an insulated sleeveless waist-length garment often worn under or in place of a coat, 3. a man's sleeveless undershirt, a knitted undershirt for women, a plain or decorative piece used to fill in the front neckline of a woman's outer garment (as a blouse or dress), ~like adjective