Added 9 October 2026
vest
/vɛst/ noun
Latin root: vestis Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about vest at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat.
- A collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body.
verb
Origin
Derived from French veste (“a vest, jacket”), from Latin vestis (“a garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéstis, from *wes- (“to be dressed”) (English wear). Cognate with Sanskrit वस्त्र (vastra) and Spanish vestir.
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