Meaning of VESTMENT
Pronunciation: | | 'vestmunt
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy |
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| See Also: | | alb, cassock, chasuble, gown, humeral veil, orphrey, pallium, robe, surplice, veil | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \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.
The sculptor could not give vestments suitable to the
quality of the persons represented. --Dryden.
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