Vestiary
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A dressing room or storeroom for clothes, especially in a church or other religious house. countable
"Here a novice appeared from the vestiary of the chapel at his call, and received commands to enquire at the hamlet whether Philipson's bales, with the horse which transported them, had been left there, or ferried over along with his son."
- 2 Clothing; garments. rare, uncountable
- 1 Pertaining to clothes or clothing.
"In 1964 she initiated ‘vestiary’ sculpture made of soft materials and designed to be worn by the spectators […]."
- 1 relating to clothing (especially vestments) wordnet
Example
More examples"Here a novice appeared from the vestiary of the chapel at his call, and received commands to enquire at the hamlet whether Philipson's bales, with the horse which transported them, had been left there, or ferried over along with his son."
Etymology
From Old French vestiarie, from Latin vestiarium, from vestis (“clothing”). Doublet of vestry.
From Latin vestiarius, from vestis as Etymology 1, above.
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