vest

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|North America}} A sleeveless garment that [[button]]s down the front, worn over a [[shirt]], and often as part of a [[suit]]; a [[waistcoat]].
2. {{lb|en|British}} A [[sleeveless]] garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a [[shirt]] or [[blouse]].
3. A sleeveless [[top]], typically with identifying colours or logos, worn by an [[athlete]] or member of a sports team.
4. Any sleeveless [[outer garment]], often for a purpose such as identification, safety, or storage.
5. A [[vestment]].
6. Clothing generally; [[array]]; [[garb]].
7. {{lb|en|now|rare}} A loose [[robe]] or outer garment worn historically by men in Arab or Middle Eastern countries.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|chiefly passive}} To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.
2. To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by ''with'' and the thing conferred.
3. To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with ''in'' before the possessor.
4. {{lb|en|legal}} To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of.
5. {{lb|en|legal|intransitive}} (of an inheritance or a trust fund) To devolve upon the person currently entitled when a prior interest has ended.
6. {{lb|en|finance|intransitive}} To become [[vested]], to become [[permanent]].
7. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To invest; to put.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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