Defn: As much as a vessel will hold; enough to fill a vessel.
VESSES; VESSETS
Ves"ses, Ves"sets, n.
Defn: A kind of worsted; also, a worsted cloth. [Prov. Eng.]
VESSICNON; VESSIGNON Ves"sic*non, Ves"sig*non, n. Etym: [F. vessigon, fr. L. vesica a bladder, blister.] (Far.)
Defn: A soft swelling on a horse's leg; a windgall.
VEST
Vest, n. Etym: [L. vestis a garment, vesture; akin to Goth. wasti,
and E. wear: cf. F. veste. See Wear to carry on the person, and cf.
Divest, Invest, Travesty.]
1. An article of clothing covering the person; an outer garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe. In state attended by her maiden train, Who bore the vests that holy rites require. Dryden.
2. Any outer covering; array; garb. Not seldom clothed in radiant vest Deceitfully goes forth the morn. Wordsworth.
3. Specifically, a waistcoat, or sleeveless body garment, for men, worn under the coat.
Syn. — Garment; vesture; dress; robe; vestment; waistcoat. — Vest, Waistcoat. In England, the original word waistcoat is generally used for the body garment worn over the shirt and immediately under the coat. In the United States this garment is commonly called a vest, and the waistcoat is often improperly given to an under-garment.