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Word entry · 4 letters

vest

Best crossword clue

"Layer without sleeves"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /vɛst/Part of speech verb, nounSorted estvStarts with VEnds with T3 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes

Word 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.

Used in a sentence

  • The Jones man was looking at her hard. Now he reached into the hatch of his vest and fetched out a couple of cigars, everlasting big ones, with gilt bands on them.
  • In state attended by her maiden train, / Who bore the vests that holy rites require.
  • Not seldom, clad in radiant vest / Deceitfully goes forth the morn.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues

01Layer without sleeves4 letters
02Sleeveless clothing layer4 letters
03Sleeveless garment4 letters

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