"vest-pocket" meaning in English

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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.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "text": "She carried a vest-pocket copy of the New Testament in her purse at all times.",
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        "Small enough to be carried in a vest pocket or other small container."
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          "vest pocket",
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "word": "dwarf"
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "miniature"
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "pocket-size"
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "vestpocket"
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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.",
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      "glosses": [
        "Smaller than would ordinarily be expected."
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        "(by extension) Smaller than would ordinarily be expected."
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  "word": "vest-pocket"
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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.",
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  "pos": "adj",
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          "text": "She carried a vest-pocket copy of the New Testament in her purse at all times.",
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      ],
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        }
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        "Smaller than would ordinarily be expected."
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        "(by extension) Smaller than would ordinarily be expected."
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      "word": "dwarf"
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      "word": "pocket-size"
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      "word": "vestpocket"
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  "word": "vest-pocket"
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