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vestment [ˈvɛstmənt] n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a garment or robe, esp one denoting office, authority, or rank 2. (Clothing & Fashion) any of various ceremonial garments worn by the clergy at religious services [from Old French vestiment, from Latin vestīmentum clothing, from vestīre to clothe] vestmental [vɛstˈmɛntəl] adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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The priest was continually sending first the beadle and then the deacon to find out whether the bridegroom had not come, more and more often he went himself, in a lilac vestment and an embroidered sash, to the side door, expecting to see the bridegroom. The physician advanced directly in front of his patient, laid his hand upon his bosom, and thrust aside the vestment, that hitherto had always covered it even from the professional eye. This primeval vestment reached from the throat to the knees, and served at once all the usual purposes of body-clothing; there was no wider opening at the collar, than was necessary to admit the passage of the head, from which it may be inferred, that it was put on by slipping it over the head and shoulders, in the manner of a modern shirt, or ancient hauberk. |
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