Definition of "vestment" []

• A garment, especially a robe or gown worn as an indication of office or state. (noun)
• Ecclesiastical Any of the ritual robes worn by members of the clergy, acolytes, or other assistants at services or rites, especially a garment worn at the celebration of the Eucharist. (noun)

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• "After this, in the Italian remains, the vestment is shorter and the sleeves narrower although the traces of the change are at first only here and there noticeable."
• "A vestment is a ceremonial robe; a vest is a sleeveless garment now worn more by stylish women than by male business executives."
• "You will see every kind of vestment and liturgical object."