vesture
noun/ˈvɛst͡ʃə(ɹ)/
Etymology
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”).
Definitions
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.
- It pencilled each flower with rich and variegated hues, and threw over its exuberant foliage a vesture of emerald green.
To clothe.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA