vestment

Definitions


[ˈvɛs(t)m(ə)nt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a chasuble or other robe worn by the clergy or choristers during services
(e.g: a priest in green vestments came and preached a long sermon)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French vestiment, from Latin vestimentum, from vestire ‘clothe’ (see vest)




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