sopra-vestn.
Etymology: < Italian sopravesta or -veste, = Spanish sobrevesta.
rare.
society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > body armour > [noun] > garment worn over armour > sleeveless
1838 W. H. Prescott I. i. xi. 402 A sopravest of the same materials concealed his cuirass.
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