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vestment definition

vest·ment (vest′mənt)

noun

  1. a garment; robe; gown; esp., an official robe or gown
  2. Eccles. any of the garments worn by officiants and their assistants, choir members, etc. during certain services and rites

Etymology: ME vestement < OFr < L vestimentum < vestire, to clothe: see vest

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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