"vest-pocket" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "From vest + pocket, referring to the pockets of a suit vest, which are only sized to hold watches, handkerchiefs, wallets, and similarly small items.",
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    {
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      },
      "expansion": "vest-pocket (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She carried a vest-pocket copy of the New Testament in her purse at all times.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Small enough to be carried in a vest pocket or other small container."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "Small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "enough",
          "enough"
        ],
        [
          "carried",
          "carry"
        ],
        [
          "vest pocket",
          "vest pocket"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "diminutive"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "dwarf"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "miniature"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "pocket-size"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "vestpocket"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Levi's apartment was a vest-pocket Graceland; every inch of wall and shelf space was covered by Elvis memorabilia.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Smaller than would ordinarily be expected."
      ],
      "id": "en-vest-pocket-en-adj-o79PcsMX",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) Smaller than would ordinarily be expected."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "vest-pocket"
}

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    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
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  "etymology_text": "From vest + pocket, referring to the pockets of a suit vest, which are only sized to hold watches, handkerchiefs, wallets, and similarly small items.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "vest-pocket (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
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        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She carried a vest-pocket copy of the New Testament in her purse at all times.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Small enough to be carried in a vest pocket or other small container."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "enough",
          "enough"
        ],
        [
          "carried",
          "carry"
        ],
        [
          "vest pocket",
          "vest pocket"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Levi's apartment was a vest-pocket Graceland; every inch of wall and shelf space was covered by Elvis memorabilia.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Smaller than would ordinarily be expected."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) Smaller than would ordinarily be expected."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "diminutive"
    },
    {
      "word": "dwarf"
    },
    {
      "word": "miniature"
    },
    {
      "word": "pocket-size"
    },
    {
      "word": "vestpocket"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vest-pocket"
}