| Vest (vest) |
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| Vest |
| [L. vestis a garment,
vesture; akin to Goth. wasti, and E. wear: cf. F.
veste. See Wear to carry on the person, and cf.
Divest, Invest, Travesty.]
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An article of clothing covering the person; an
outer garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe.
Any outer covering; array; garb.
Specifically, a waistcoat, or sleeveless body
garment, for men, worn under the coat.
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To clothe
with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover,
surround, or encompass closely.
To clothe with authority, power, or the like; to
put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; -- followed by
with before the thing conferred; as, to vest a court with
power to try cases of life and death.
To place or give into the possession or
discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; -- with
in before the possessor; as, the power of life and death is
vested in the king, or in the courts.
To invest; to put; as, to vest money in
goods, land, or houses.
To clothe with possession; as, to
vest a person with an estate; also, to give a person an immediate
fixed right of present or future enjoyment of; as, an estate is
vested in possession.
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To come or descend; to
be fixed; to take effect, as a title or right; -- followed by in;
as, upon the death of the ancestor, the estate, or the right to the estate,
vests in the heir at law.
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