DictionaryRoot: vestis
Latin

vestis

garment

1 / 1
A single tailored vest displayed flat, with its sleeveless cut, open armholes, V-neck, and buttoned front clearly visible.
noun

vest

VEST/vest/

A sleeveless garment worn on the upper body.

Etymology

Latin vestis meant a garment or clothing generally. English vest first named a loose outer garment, then came to denote the more specific sleeveless garment worn on the upper body.

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