Nappy vs Vest - What's the difference?
nappy | vest |
(British, Ireland, Australia, South Africa) An absorbent garment worn by a baby who does not yet have voluntary control of his or her bladder and bowels or by someone who is incontinent; a diaper.
* 1995 , Jennie Lindon, Lance Lindon, Leandra Negrini, Caring for Young Children ,
* 2005 , Medical Association of Malawi, Malawi Medical Journal: The Journal of Medical Association of Malawi , Volume 17,
* 2008 , Isabelle Young, Healthy Travel: Asia & India , Lonely Planet, 2nd edition,
* 2009 , Chris Arnold, Ethical Marketing and The New Consumer ,
To put a nappy on.
Having a nap (of cloth etc.); downy; shaggy.
* 1950 , US District Courts, US Court of Claims, US Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, Federal Supplement, Volume 89,
(US, slang) Of hair: tightly curled or twisted; frizzy (occasionally specifically in reference to Blacks' textured hair).
* 1987 , , Assata: An Autobiography ,
* 2006 , Ronald L. Jackson II, Scripting the Black Masculine Body ,
* 2010 , Nadine George-Graves, Urban Bush Women: Twenty Years of African American Dance Theater, Community Engagement, and Working It Out ,
Inclined to sleep; sleepy.
A shallow, flat-bottomed earthenware or glass bowl with sloping sides.
* 1902 , Charles Austin Bates, The Art and Literature of Business , Volume 4,
* 1909 , Milton Osman Jones, Guide to Successful Squab Raising ,
* 1914 , Southern Pharmaceutical Journal , Volume 7,
(of a drink) Foamy; having a large head.
(of a horse) Nervous, excitable.
*1928 , (Siegfried Sassoon), Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man , Penguin 2013, p. 161:
*:‘He's a mutton-fisted beggar; but the horse is a bit nappy , and young Roger'll be the man to keep him going at his fences.’
* 1948 , John Edward Hance, Better Horsemanship ,
* 2006 , Karen Coumbe, Karen Bush, The Complete Equine Emergency Bible ,
* 2007 , Michael Peace, Lesley Bayley, The Q and a Guide to Understanding Your Horse ,
(obsolete) A kind of strong ale; nappy ale.
* 1827 , R. Charlton, Newcastle Improvements'', in T. Thompson, et al. ''A Collection of Songs, Comic and Satirical, Chiefly in the Newcastle Dialect ,
* 1857 , , The Cruise of the Betsey , 2009, Echo Library,
A loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arabic or Middle Eastern countries.
A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.
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, title= (label) A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse.
A sleeveless top, typically with identifying colours or logos, worn by an athlete or member of a sports team.
Any sleeveless outer garment, often for a purpose such as identification, safety, or storage.
* 2010 , Thomas Mullen, The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers , Random House, ISBN 9781400067534,
A vestment.
* (John Dryden) (1631-1700)
Clothing generally; array; garb.
* (William Wordsworth) (1770-1850)
To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.
* Milton
* Dryden
To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred.
* Prior
To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor.
* John Locke
(obsolete) To invest; to put.
(legal) To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of.
(commonly used of financial arrangements) To become vested, to become permanent.
* 2005 , Kaye A. Thomas, Consider Your Options , page 104
* 2007 ,
In obsolete terms the difference between nappy and vest
is that nappy is a kind of strong ale; nappy ale while vest is to invest; to put.As nouns the difference between nappy and vest
is that nappy is an absorbent garment worn by a baby who does not yet have voluntary control of his or her bladder and bowels or by someone who is incontinent; a diaper while vest is a loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arabic or Middle Eastern countries.As verbs the difference between nappy and vest
is that nappy is to put a nappy on while vest is to clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.As an adjective nappy
is having a nap (of cloth etc.); downy; shaggy.nappy
English
(wikipedia nappy)Etymology 1
Probably shortened from napkin (but possibly a corruption of (etyl) nappe, since napkin is already a diminutive).Noun
(nappies)page 60,
- You will notice that disposable nappies are sold in boy and girl versions. They vary in where the thickest padding is provided.
page 39,
- Other equipment required was soap for hand washing and washing of nappies', a washing line for the drying of ' nappies ,.
page 275,
- You could burn disposable nappies' (not a very practical option); otherwise, it?s probably best to take a supply of large plastic bags or ' nappy sacks with you and to dispose of them as thoughtfully as you can.
page 55,
- In response we mailed hundreds of nappies' to students in halls. On the ' nappy was a simple message, IT'S A LOT EASIER TO PUT ON A CONDOM.
Synonyms
* (qualifier) diaper * (qualifier) napkinSee also
* (Diaper)Verb
- The mother nappied the baby.
Etymology 2
From .Adjective
(er)page 438,
- The original accused device, as was the patented device, was made of cotton flannel with a nappy surface on each side,.
page 30,
- We would talk about each other?s ugly, big lips and flat noses. We would call each other pickaninnies and nappy -haired so-and-so?s.
page 52,
- For example, some Black people?s corporeal zones include nappy hair texture, wide noses, thick lips, and darker-than-white skin complexion, all of which come into play when an individual is interacting with a cultural “Other.”
page 50,
- She had decided to just cover her hair with a scarf because Aunt Bell was “old school” and Zollar did not want to have to explain why she had nappy hair.
- to feel nappy
See also
* (Afro-textured hair)Etymology 3
From (etyl) nap, from (etyl) . See hanaper.Alternative forms
* nappieNoun
(nappies)page 328,
- Suppose you advertise a “five-inch glass nappy .” It doesn?t tell a reader anything — a woman especially. She can?t tell how big five inches are anyway ; but just say, “large imitation cut glass fruit saucers at thirty cents a dozen,” and get your packers ready.
page 11,
- The use of a glazed earthenware nesting-dish, or “nappy , ” 9 inches in diameter across the top, is strongly advised.
page 626,
- Place a slice of pineapple in a fruit nappy , place on it a No. 10 cone of vanilla ice cream and pour over it a ladle of chop suey dressing, crowning it with a freshly opened lycher nut or a cherry.
Etymology 4
Adjective
(er)page 73,
- I do feel, however, that in talking lightheartedly of making rearing, pulling or nappy horses into useful members of equine society I am treading on very dangerous ground.
page 151,
- Note that it is possible that a horse is not in fact being nappy at all, but is suffering the onset of muscle disorders: it is up to the rider to interpret the signs correctly.
page 66,
- When riders are too dominant various problems can arise: a horse may become nappy , or refuse to go forward.
Noun
(-)page 151,
- Aw?ve seen when we?ve gyen iv a kind, freenly way / To be blithe ower a jug o? good nappy —
page 248,
- Weel do I mind that in a? our neeborly meetings—bridals, christenings, lyke-wakes an? the like,—we entertained ane anither wi? rich nappy ale;. But the tea has put out the nappy'; an? I have remarked, that by losing the ' nappy we lost baith ghaists an? fairies.
vest
English
(wikipedia vest)Noun
(en noun)Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=The Jones man was looking at her hard. Now he reached into the hatch of his vest and fetched out a couple of cigars, everlasting big ones, with gilt bands on them.}}
page 162:
- He gripped some of the shreds and pulled off his vest' and the shirt beneath it, his clothing disintegrating around him. What in the hell point was there in wearing a twenty-five-pound bulletproof ' vest if you could still get gunned to death?
- In state attended by her maiden train, / Who bore the vests that holy rites require.
- Not seldom clothed in radiant vest / Deceitfully goes forth the morn.
Synonyms
* (garment worn under a shirt) singlet, tank top (US), undershirt (US) * (garment worn over a shirt) waistcoat (British)Hyponyms
* (sleeveless outergarment) safety vest, scrimmage vest, fishing vestDerived terms
* bulletproof vest * keep one's cards close to one's vest * life vestVerb
(en verb)- Came vested all in white, pure as her mind.
- With ether vested , and a purple sky.
- to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death
- Had I been vested with the monarch's power.
- The power of life and death is vested in the king, or in the courts.
- Empire and dominion was [were] vested in him.
- to vest money in goods, land, or houses
- to vest a person with an estate
- an estate is vested in possession
- (Bouvier)
- My pension vests at the end of the month and then I can take it with me when I quit.
- If you doubt that you'll stick around at the company long enough for your options to vest , you should discount the value for that uncertainty as well.
- Sony interpreted 17 U.S.C. § 304 as requiring that the author be alive at the start of the copyright renewal term for the author’s prior assignments to vest .
