[f. VEST sb. 3 b.] Cloth or material for making vests or waistcoats. Usually in pl.
1828. Webster, Vesting, cloth for vests; vest patterns. United States.
1851. Catal. Gt. Exhib., III. 495/1. Chinese prints for vestings. Ibid. Angora velvet plushes for vestings.
1889. Textile News, 20 Sept., Advt. Damasks, Vestings, Piques, Twills.
1892. Daily News, 5 Dec., 2/4. The Berlin vesting is still much liked, as it is produced in such pleasing combinations of colour.
