undervest

American  

[uhn-der-vest] / ˈʌn dərˌvɛst /

noun

British.

1. an undershirt.

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undervest British  

/ ˈʌndəˌvɛst /

noun

1. another name for vest

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Etymology

Origin of undervest

First recorded in 1805–15; under- + vest

Example Sentences

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undervest

What do they see in the chap with the undervest and the cycle clips?

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 13, 2015

Then she slipped a decoy over the back of her own head and picked up the empty pail and a cotton undervest of Neel’s.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins

It did not take long to gather my “things”: my hat and an undervest that was drying after a vain attempt to get it clean in the much-used basin water.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

He stripped off his undervest and began to wash himself.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Once when I was paying an afternoon call in Palma the man-servant entered the drawing-room to receive an order sketchily attired in a pink undervest and trousers.

From The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza by Boyd, Mary Stuart