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Definition of vesture in English: vesturenoun ˈvɛstʃəˈvɛstʃər mass nounliterary Clothing; dress. a man garbed in ancient vesture Example sentencesExamples - He was quite comfortable in presiding at the Lord's Supper in this vesture because it befit the ministry he had chosen.
- The various modes of his vesture are displayed, carefully dated, in a series of glass cases.
- In addition some suspected that liberals might find themselves in the dock for failing, contrary to church law, to wear proper church vesture such as cassock and surplice.
- The chance of seeing him take a backwards flip in full Sunday vesture was too dazzlingly promising.
- We became a robed choir, so we adopted the vesture of the traditional choir dress.
Origin Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin vestire 'clothe'. Definition of vesture in US English: vesturenounˈvesCHərˈvɛstʃər literary Clothing; dress. a man garbed in ancient vesture Example sentencesExamples - The chance of seeing him take a backwards flip in full Sunday vesture was too dazzlingly promising.
- We became a robed choir, so we adopted the vesture of the traditional choir dress.
- In addition some suspected that liberals might find themselves in the dock for failing, contrary to church law, to wear proper church vesture such as cassock and surplice.
- He was quite comfortable in presiding at the Lord's Supper in this vesture because it befit the ministry he had chosen.
- The various modes of his vesture are displayed, carefully dated, in a series of glass cases.
Origin Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin vestire ‘clothe’. |