vestment

Example Sentences

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He was clad in a miter, red vestments and simple black shoes, but not the silver staff with crucifix or pallium, the vestment symbolizing papal authority.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2023

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

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 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

For some garments, like a particularly delicate suite of vestment sewn by 15 women over 16 years, the Met agreed to help with conservation.

From Washington Post • May 3, 2018

Pastoral Cross: the cross on a priest’s vestment is sometimes Y-shaped.

From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward