vestment

[ vest-muhnt ]

/ ˈvɛst mənt /

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noun

a garment, especially an outer garment.

vestments, Chiefly Literary. attire; clothing.

an official or ceremonial robe.

Ecclesiastical.

one of the garments worn by the clergy and their assistants, choristers, etc., during divine service and on other occasions.
one of the garments worn by the celebrant, deacon, and subdeacon during the celebration of the Eucharist.

something that clothes or covers like a garment: a mountaintop with a vestment of clouds.

Origin of vestment

1250–1300; syncopated variant of Middle English vestiment<Medieval Latin vestīmentum priestly robe, Latin: garment, equivalent to vestī(re) to dress (see vest) + -mentum-ment

OTHER WORDS FROM vestment

vest·men·tal

[vest-men-tl], /vɛstˈmɛn tl/, adjectivevest·ment·ed, adjectivesub·vest·ment, nounsu·per·vest·ment, noun

Words nearby vestment

vestigial organ, vestigium, vestimentiferan, vesting, Vestmannaeyjar, vestment, vest-pocket, vest-pocket park, vestry, vestryman, vesture

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Example sentences from the Web for vestment

The shepherd, be it remarked, has on a vestment peculiar to Blake.
William Blake|Irene Langridge
His singing-gown was a vestment, and he learnt its fashioning at college.
The Life of Francis Thompson|Everard Meynell
He has the charge of the vestment called the stole worn by the sovereign on state occasions.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 1|Various
We will put the Florentine frame at ten dollars and the vestment at fifteen.
Felix O'Day|F. Hopkinson Smith

The hem of your vestment, lady: your glove is for princes; Nay, I have conn'd my distances.
The Plays of Philip Massinger|Philip Massinger

British Dictionary definitions for vestment

vestment

/ (ˈvɛstmənt) /

noun

a garment or robe, esp one denoting office, authority, or rank

any of various ceremonial garments worn by the clergy at religious services

Derived forms of vestment

vestmental (vɛstˈmɛntəl), adjective

Word Origin for vestment

C13: from Old French vestiment, from Latin vestīmentum clothing, from vestīre to clothe

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单词	vestment
释义	vestment [ vest-muhnt ] / ˈvɛst mənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vestment ON THESAURUS.COM noun a garment, especially an outer garment. vestments, Chiefly Literary. attire; clothing. an official or ceremonial robe. Ecclesiastical. one of the garments worn by the clergy and their assistants, choristers, etc., during divine service and on other occasions. one of the garments worn by the celebrant, deacon, and subdeacon during the celebration of the Eucharist. something that clothes or covers like a garment: a mountaintop with a vestment of clouds. Origin of vestment 1250–1300; syncopated variant of Middle English vestiment<Medieval Latin vestīmentum priestly robe, Latin: garment, equivalent to vestī(re) to dress (see vest) + -mentum-ment OTHER WORDS FROM vestment vest·men·tal [vest-men-tl], /vɛstˈmɛn tl/, adjectivevest·ment·ed, adjectivesub·vest·ment, nounsu·per·vest·ment, noun Words nearby vestment vestigial organ, vestigium, vestimentiferan, vesting, Vestmannaeyjar, vestment, vest-pocket, vest-pocket park, vestry, vestryman, vesture Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vestment The shepherd, be it remarked, has on a vestment peculiar to Blake. William Blake\|Irene Langridge His singing-gown was a vestment, and he learnt its fashioning at college. The Life of Francis Thompson\|Everard Meynell He has the charge of the vestment called the stole worn by the sovereign on state occasions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 1\|Various We will put the Florentine frame at ten dollars and the vestment at fifteen. Felix O'Day\|F. Hopkinson Smith The hem of your vestment, lady: your glove is for princes; Nay, I have conn'd my distances. The Plays of Philip Massinger\|Philip Massinger British Dictionary definitions for vestment vestment / (ˈvɛstmənt) / noun a garment or robe, esp one denoting office, authority, or rank any of various ceremonial garments worn by the clergy at religious services Derived forms of vestment vestmental (vɛstˈmɛntəl), adjective Word Origin for vestment C13: from Old French vestiment, from Latin vestīmentum clothing, from vestīre to clothe Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to vestment frock, robe, garb, tunic, stole, cincture, habiliment, covering, garment, uniform, dress, clothing, hood, gear, alb, cassock, vesture, amice, orale
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vestment

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Example sentences from the Web for vestment

British Dictionary definitions for vestment

noun

Derived forms of vestment

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