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Vesture

//ˈvɛst͡ʃə(ɹ)// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A covering of, or like, clothing.

    "His broad-brim was placed beside him; his legs were stiffly crossed; his drab vesture was buttoned up to his chin; and spectacles on nose, he seemed absorbed in reading from a ponderous volume."

  2. 2
    a covering designed to be worn on a person's body wordnet
  3. 3
    something that covers or cloaks like a garment wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To clothe. archaic
  2. 2
    provide or cover with a cloak wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English vesture (noun) and vesturen (verb), from Anglo-Norman, from Old French vesteüre, from Vulgar Latin vestītūra (“clothing”), from Latin vestītus, perfect passive participle of vestiō (“to clothe”), from vestis (“garment”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English vesture (noun) and vesturen (verb), from Anglo-Norman, from Old French vesteüre, from Vulgar Latin vestītūra (“clothing”), from Latin vestītus, perfect passive participle of vestiō (“to clothe”), from vestis (“garment”).

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