vestment
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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
Scott had descended from his ridgetop cabin in a white robe and red clerical vestment, and was now singing reggae songs through a PA system.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2021
His DNA was later found to match salvia on the back of the vestment worn by Canon White on 7 July last year.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2019
Mr. Dorward must have seen her, for he had thrown off the heavy vestment he was wearing and was advancing apparently to say how d’ye do.
From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by MacKenzie, Compton
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