vestment

Example Sentences

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The Vatican’s news site noted that Benedict was lying in state without a pallium, a vestment that would not be used for a “retired prelate.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 2, 2023

At LACMA, a stunning silver monstrance, sumptuous church vestment embroidery, boxes inlaid with bone and tortoiseshell, and carved wooden trays painted in a dense profusion of floral patterns draw the comparison.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2022

The Japan Wing’s permanent fixtures, too, make for elegant counterpoints as when an 18th-century Buddhist vestment is flanked by a pair of ancient wooden Buddhas.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2022

Back in the warehouse, Amatrudo is eager to use two darkly varnished vestment cabinets from All Saints to enhance his merchandise display.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2021

And the archdeacon, indignant, offering him a short and narrow vestment, he received it humbly, and went up to celebrate mass.

From The Story of Assisi by Gordon, Lina Duff