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Vestment - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Vestment : (noun)
1: gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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