vestment

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
vestment
    n 1: gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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

    

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