Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A garment worn by women as a blouse front under a sweater or jacket.
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- noun a
dickey , notably made to resemble a vest and be worn under acoat - noun US A small woman's
vest .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From vest.]
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From vest + -ee.
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Examples
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Simply made, with a square neck and a touch of ivory colored lace in the form of a vestee and at the bottom of the sleeves, it was the most becoming dress Rosemary had ever had.
Rosemary Josephine Lawrence
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I'm going to make my next knitted vestee just like that. '
Pipefuls Christopher Morley 1923
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"I have 'em make a vestee," said Bean; "goes on with gold pins; adds dressiness, the man says."
Bunker Bean Harry Leon Wilson 1903
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The Pitcher revealed a vestee, adjusted with gold pins.
Bunker Bean Harry Leon Wilson 1903
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