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vestment

noun
/ˈvɛstmənt/

Etymology

From Middle English vestement, vestment, from Old French vestement, from Latin vestīmentum. By surface analysis, vest + -ment. Compare French vêtement.

  1. derived from vestīmentum
  2. derived from vestement
  3. inherited from vestement

Definitions

  1. A robe, gown, or other article of clothing worn as an indication of office.

    • The priest wore a white vestment during the ceremony.
    • Medieval paintings often depict bishops in ornate vestments.

  2. Any of the special articles of clothing worn by members of the clergy etc., especially a…

    Any of the special articles of clothing worn by members of the clergy etc., especially a garment worn at the celebration of the Eucharist.

    • liturgical vestment
    • ceremonial vestment
    • ecclesiastical vestment

  3. Clothing.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. An article of clothing, especially an outer garment.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at vestment. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01vestment02robe03bedroom04room05opportunity06profit07exchange08trading09trade10investment

A definitional loop anchored at vestment. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at vestment

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA