par·a·ment 
(părə-mənt)
(părə-mənt)n. pl. par·a·ments or par·a·men·ta (-mĕntə)
An ecclesiastical vestment or hanging.
[From Middle English paramentes, ornamentation, adornments, from Old French parement, ornament, from Medieval Latin parāmentum, from parāre, to decorate, from Latin, to prepare; see PARE.]