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单词 vestee
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
vest•ee  (ve stē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothinga decorative front piece worn under a woman's jacket or blouse so as to be visible at the neckline.
  2. Clothingvest (def. 2). Cf. dickey 1 (def. 1).
  • vest (noun, nominal) + -ee, spelling, spelled variant of -y2 1905–10

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
dick•ey1 or dick•y /ˈdɪki/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -eys or -ies. 
  1. Clothinga garment that resembles the front or collar of a shirt, worn under a jacket or dress.
  2. Birdsa small bird.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
dick•ey1  (dikē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -eys. 
  1. Clothingan article of clothing made to look like the front or collar of a shirt, blouse, vest, etc., worn as a separate piece under another garment, as a jacket or dress. Cf. vest (def. 2), vestee. 
  2. Clothinga detachable linen shirt collar.
  3. Clothinga bib or pinafore worn by a child.
  4. Birdsa small bird.
  5. Animal Husbandrya donkey, esp. a male.
  6. an outside seat on a carriage.
  7. [Brit.]See rumble seat (def. 1).
Also, dicky, dickie. 
  • generic use of Dicky, diminutive of Dick, proper name 1745–55

dick•ey2  (dikē),USA pronunciation adj. [Chiefly Brit. Slang.]
  1. Slang Termsnot working properly;
    faulty:I'm fed up with this dickey air conditioner.
  • origin, originally uncertain 1805–15

Dick•ey  (dikē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical James, 1923–97, U.S. poet and novelist.

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