Vest

vest, n. that which is put on as dre : a garment: a waistcoat: formerly a ca ock-like garment: a kind of close jacket worn by women, an extra piece or trimming on the front of the bodice of a woman's gown, often V-shaped: a knitted or woven undergarment: ( arch. ) a vestment.— v.t. to clothe: to invest: ( law ) to give fixed right of po e ion.- v.i. to descend or to take effect, as a right.— adj. Ves′ted , clothed, wearing robes of ceremony: not contingent or suspended, hence ( law ) already acquired: denoting a present absolute right.— n. Ves′tiary ( obs. ), a wardrobe: ( rare ) garb, clothing:— pl. Ves′tiaries .— n. Ves′ting , cloth for men's waistcoats.— Vest in interest , to devolve as matter of right without reference to immediate right of po e ion. [Fr. veste —L. vest is .]