Word: vested
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...onetime intimate, Dr. Robertson, Mr. Thompson said: "The doc is slinging mud. I'm not descending to personalities, but let me tell you if you want to see a nasty sight you; watch Doc Robertson eating in a restaurant. Eggs in his whiskers, soup on his vest: you'd think the doc got his education driving a garbage wagon...
...definitive in the matter of masculine attire. A day or so ago, there appeared at the Bourse, just at the moment when business activity was at its highest, a young man dressed in an extraordinary costume consisting of buckled shoes, long silk stockings, satin knee-breeeches, an ordinary vest and sack coat, a felt hat, and a cane. For a few moments business stopped and the crowd stared at his costume and admired his courage and then in contradistinction to the enthusiast who became so enamored of classical culture that he wandered about the streets of New York...
...people by the decisions of the Supreme Court. Certainly a good case can be made out against that worthy body which is all-powerful in the United States. One instance comes to mind. By one vote the Supreme Court decided against the legality of the Volstead Act. To vest so much power in nine men, or one man even in this case, does not appear to be altogether logical sensible or just...
...through my vest there ran a thrill...
Watch our vest for coffee stains...