vestee
Americannoun
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a decorative front piece worn under a woman's jacket or blouse so as to be visible at the neckline.
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vest.
Etymology
Origin of vestee
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The Pitcher revealed a vestee, adjusted with gold pins.
From Bunker Bean by Harry Leon Wilson
I'm going to make my next knitted vestee just like that.'
From Pipefuls by Christopher Morley
I wish I had a lace vestee and some long white gloves.
From Betty Gordon at Boarding School The Treasure of Indian Chasm by Alice B. Emerson
"I have 'em make a vestee," said Bean; "goes on with gold pins; adds dressiness, the man says."
From Bunker Bean by Harry Leon Wilson
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