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vestment |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. The sculptor could not give vestments suitable to the quality of the persons represented. --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: vestment n : esp, ceremonial garments worn by the clergy
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