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VEST, n. [L. vestis, a coat or garment; vestio, to cover or clothe.] 1. An outer garment.Over his lucid arms a military vest of purple flow'd.2. In common speech, a man's under garment; a short garment covering the body, but without sleeves, worn under the coat; called also waistcoat.VEST, v.t. 1. To clothe; to cover, surround or encompass closely.With ether vested and a purple sky.2. To dress; to clothe with a long garment; as the vested priest.To vest with, to clothe; to furnish with; to invest with; as, to vest a man with authority; to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death; to vest one with the right of seizing slave ships.Had I been vested with the monarch's pow'r.To vest in, to put in possession of; to furnish with; to clothe with. The supreme executive power in England is vested in the king; in the United States, it is vested in the president.2. To clothe with another form; to convert into another substance or species of property; as, to vest money in goods; to vest money in land or houses; to vest money in bank stock, or in six per cent stock; to vest all one's property in the public funds.VEST, v.i. To come or descend to; to be fixed; to take effect, as a title or right. Upon the death of the ancestor, the estate, or the right to the estate, vests in the heir at law.
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VEST, n. [L. vestis, a coat or garment; vestio, to cover or clothe.] 1. An outer garment.Over his lucid arms a military vest of purple flow'd.2. In common speech, a man's under garment; a short garment covering the body, but without sleeves, worn under the coat; called also waistcoat.VEST, v.t. 1. To clothe; to cover, surround or encompass closely.With ether vested and a purple sky.2. To dress; to clothe with a long garment; as the vested priest.To vest with, to clothe; to furnish with; to invest with; as, to vest a man with authority; to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death; to vest one with the right of seizing slave ships.Had I been vested with the monarch's pow'r.To vest in, to put in possession of; to furnish with; to clothe with. The supreme executive power in England is vested in the king; in the United States, it is vested in the president.2. To clothe with another form; to convert into another substance or species of property; as, to vest money in goods; to vest money in land or houses; to vest money in bank stock, or in six per cent stock; to vest all one's property in the public funds.VEST, v.i. To come or descend to; to be fixed; to take effect, as a title or right. Upon the death of the ancestor, the estate, or the right to the estate, vests in the heir at law. |
VEST, n. [Fr. veste; It. vesta; L. vestis, a coat or garment; vestio, to cover or clothe, Goth. vestyan; W. gwisg.]- An outer garment.
Over his lucid arms / A military vest of purple flow'd. – Milton.
- In common speech, a man's under garment; a short garment covering the body, but without sleeves, worn under the coat; called also waistcoat.
VEST, v.i.To come or descend to; to be fixed; to take effect, as a title or right. Upon the death of the ancestor, the estate, or the right to the estate, vests in the heir at law.
VEST, v.t.- To clothe; to cover, surround or encompass closely.
With ether vested and a purple sky. – Dryden.
- To dress; to clothe with a long garment; as, the vested priest. Milton.
To vest with, to clothe; to furnish with; to invest with; as to vest a man with authority; to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death; to vest one with the right of seizing slave-ships.
Had I been vested with the monarch's pow'r. – Prior.
To vest in, to put in possession of; to furnish with; to clothe with. The supreme executive power in England is vested in the king; in the United States, it is vested in the president.
#2. To clothe with another form; to convert into another substance or species of property; as, to vest money in goods; to vest money in land or houses; to vest money bank stock, or in six percent-stock; to vest all one's property in the public funds.
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Vest
- An article of clothing covering the person; an
outer garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe.
- To clothe
with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover,
surround, or encompass closely.
- 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.
- Any outer covering; array; garb.
- 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.
- Specifically, a waistcoat, or sleeveless body
garment, for men, worn under the coat.
- 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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Vest VEST, noun [Latin vestis, a coat or garment; vestio, to cover or clothe.] 1. An outer garment. Over his lucid arms a military vest of purple flow'd. 2. In common speech, a man's under garment; a short garment covering the body, but without sleeves, worn under the coat; called also waistcoat. VEST, verb transitive 1. To clothe; to cover, surround or encompass closely. With ether vested and a purple sky. 2. To dress; to clothe with a long garment; as the vested priest. To vest with, to clothe; to furnish with; to invest with; as, to vest a man with authority; to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death; to vest one with the right of seizing slave ships. Had I been vested with the monarch's pow'r. To vest in, to put in possession of; to furnish with; to clothe with. The supreme executive power in England is vested in the king; in the United States, it is vested in the president. 2. To clothe with another form; to convert into another substance or species of property; as, to vest money in goods; to vest money in land or houses; to vest money in bank stock, or in six per cent stock; to vest all one's property in the public funds. VEST, verb intransitive To come or descend to; to be fixed; to take effect, as a title or right. Upon the death of the ancestor, the estate, or the right to the estate, vests in the heir at law. |
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