The vesta was a long robe with wide sleeves, lined with fur, worn by magistrates of the Republic, with a stole across the left shoulder.
“Vesta da zentilomo” from the Dizionario del Dialetto Veneziano by Giuseppe Boerio.
“Abito” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.