vestee

American  

[ve-stee] / vɛˈsti /

noun

1. a decorative front piece worn under a woman's jacket or blouse so as to be visible at the neckline.

2. vest.

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Etymology

Origin of vestee

1905–10; vest (noun) + -ee, spelling variant of -y ²

Example Sentences

The Pitcher revealed a vestee, adjusted with gold pins.

From Bunker Bean by Wilson, Harry Leon

I'm going to make my next knitted vestee just like that.'

From Pipefuls by Morley, Christopher

"I have 'em make a vestee," said Bean; "goes on with gold pins; adds dressiness, the man says."

From Bunker Bean by Wilson, Harry Leon

I wish I had a lace vestee and some long white gloves.

From Betty Gordon at Boarding School The Treasure of Indian Chasm by Emerson, Alice B.