<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Chiefly British: vest (def 1).</li><li>An 18th-century garment for women that is similar to a man's vest, usually worn with a riding habit.</li><li>A man's body garment, often quilted and embroidered and having sleeves, worn under the doublet in the 16th and 17th centuries.</li></ul>