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vest-pocket

vest-pocket adjective: small enough to be carried in a vest pocket or other small container.

Adjective

vest-pocket (not comparable)

  1. Small enough to be carried in a vest pocket or other small container.
    • She carried a vest-pocket copy of the New Testament in her purse at all times.
  2. (broadly) Smaller than would ordinarily be expected.
    • Levi's apartment was a vest-pocket Graceland; every inch of wall and shelf space was covered by Elvis memorabilia.

Synonyms of vest-pocket

Forms of vest-pocket

alternative formvestpocket

Origin of vest-pocket

From vest + pocket, referring to the pockets of a suit vest, which are only sized to hold watches, handkerchiefs, wallets, and similarly small items.

Questions about vest-pocket

What does vest-pocket mean?
Vest-pocket means small enough to be carried in a vest pocket or other small container.
What part of speech is vest-pocket?
Vest-pocket is an adjective.

Words near vest-pocket in the dictionary

  1. vest dates
  2. vest frottoir
  3. vest frottoirs
  4. vest in interest
  5. Vest-Agder
  6. vest-pocket
  7. vesta
  8. vestal
  9. vestal virgin
  10. vestal virgins
  11. Vestalia

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