Vestment

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vestment \Vest"ment\, n. [OE. vestement, vestiment, OF.
     vestement, vestiment, F. v[^e]tement, fr. L. vestimentum, fr.
     vestire to clothe, fr. vestis a garment, clothing. See
     {Vest}.]
     A covering or garment; some part of clothing or dress;
     specifically (Eccl.), any priestly garment. "Royal


     vestiment." --Chaucer. "Priests in holy vestments." --Shak.
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           The sculptor could not give vestments suitable to the
           quality of the persons represented.      --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vestment
       n : gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  73 Moby Thesaurus words for "vestment":
     apparel, array, attire, bedizenment, blanket, canonicals,
     ceremonial attire, clericals, cloak, cloth, clothes, clothing,
     coat, costume, cover, coverage, covering, covert, coverture, cowl,
     cowling, curtain, drape, drapery, dress, dressing, duds,
     episcopal vestments, fashion, fatigues, feathers, fig, frock, garb,
     garment, garments, gear, gown, guise, habiliment, habit, hanging,
     hood, housing, investiture, investment, linen, liturgical garments,
     mantle, mask, pall, pontificalia, pontificals, rag, rags, raiment,
     robe, robes, screen, shelter, shield, shroud, sportswear, style,
     threads, togs, toilette, trim, veil, vestments, vesture, wear,
     wearing apparel