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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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