noun 1.Chiefly British, vest ( def 1 ).
2.an 18th-century garment for women that is similar to a man's
vest, usually worn with a riding habit.
3.a man's body garment, often quilted and embroidered and having sleeves, worn under the doublet in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Related forms waist·coat·ed, adjective
un·der·waist·coat, noun