Vest is also called iron coat or vest. It is a kind of clothes used to protect the trunk or keep warm. It originated in China and was introduced to Europe and America.
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Yue's "Tea Room Three Stories Gaijia": "Bangchao? Wang Yingkui? " Liu Nan continued:' Today's people are called armor.' ..... According to reports, Wuzhong still calls it vest today, and immediately got it from A. "? Zhang Tianyi's A Summer Night's Dream: "That tightly buttoned vest-makes her look thinner."