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vest

 
 
/vest/ noun [C]

Definition

UNDERWEAR UK (US undershirt) a piece of underwear that you wear under a shirt
WORN OVER A SHIRT US (UK waistcoat) a piece of clothing with buttons at the front and no sleeves, that you wear over a shirt
(Definition of vest noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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