Definitions for: Vestment


[n] gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

See Also: alb, cassock, chasuble, gown, humeral veil, orphrey, pallium, robe, surplice, veil

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