Vest vs. Waistcoat

Vestnoun

A loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arab or Middle Eastern countries.

Vestnoun

A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.

Vestnoun

(British) A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse.

Vestnoun

A sleeveless top, typically with identifying colours or logos, worn by an athlete or member of a sports team.

Vestnoun

Any sleeveless outer garment, often for a purpose such as identification, safety, or storage.

Vestnoun

A vestment.

Vestnoun

Clothing generally; array; garb.

Vestverb

To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.

Vestverb

To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred.

Vestverb

To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor.

Vestverb

(obsolete) To invest; to put.

Vestverb

(legal) To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of.

Vestverb

(commonly used of financial arrangements) To become vested, to become permanent.

Vestnoun

An article of clothing covering the person; an outer garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe.

Vestnoun

Any outer covering; array; garb.

Vestnoun

Specifically, a waistcoat, or sleeveless body garment, for men, worn under the coat.

Vestverb

To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.

Vestverb

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.

Vestverb

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.

Vestverb

To invest; to put; as, to vest money in goods, land, or houses.

Vestverb

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.

Vestverb

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.

Vestnoun

a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat

Vestnoun

a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body

Vestverb

provide with power and authority;

Vestverb

place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons;

Vestverb

become legally vested;

Vestverb

clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments

Vestverb

clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes

Waistcoatnoun

An ornamental garment worn under a doublet.

Waistcoatnoun

A sleeveless, collarless garment worn over a shirt and under a suit jacket.

Waistcoatnoun

A short, sleeveless coat or garment for men, worn under the coat, extending no lower than the hips, and covering the waist; a vest.

Waistcoatnoun

a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat

Waistcoat

A waistcoat (UK and Commonwealth, or ; colloquially called a weskit), or vest (US), is a sleeveless upper-body garment. It is usually worn over a dress shirt and necktie and below a coat as a part of most men's formal wear.