vestment
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.
[1913 Webster]
The sculptor could not give vestments suitable to the
quality of the persons represented. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
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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