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vestment

[vest-muhnt] / ˈvɛst mənt /


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He was dressed in a miter, the headgear of a bishop, and a red cloak-like vestment.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2023

Troy Patterson of Bloomberg called it “the vestment of a secular monk.”

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2022

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 tall and burly Ukrainian military chaplain clutched a wooden cross and wore a long, camouflage-green cleric’s robe and a gold embroidered vestment.

From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2022

In vain for him th' officious wife prepares The fire fair-blazing, and the vestment warm; In vain his little children, peeping out Into the mingling storm, demand their sire With tears of artless innocence!

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 104, October 25, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various




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