veste
garment, dress
noun VEH-steh Rare
Origin: From Latin vestis (garment, clothing).
Also means
guise, role, capacity
Usage Note
Veste has two main uses: a literal garment or robe (una veste da camera — a dressing gown) and a figurative sense meaning 'in the capacity/role of' (in veste di presidente — in his capacity as president). Do not confuse with vestito (a dress/suit, the everyday word) — veste is more formal or figurative. The plural is vesti.
Examples
"Indossa una veste da camera di seta."
Natural Translation
She wears a silk dressing gown.
Literal Translation
She-wears a gown of room of silk.
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