vesture
pronunciation
How to pronounce vesture in British English:
UK ['vestʃə]
How to pronounce vesture in American English:
US [ˈvɛstʃɚ]
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- Noun:
- something that covers or cloaks like a garment
- a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
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- Verb:
- provide or cover with a cloak
Word Origin
- vesture (n.)
- late 14c., "garments, clothes worn by a person at one time," from Anglo-French and Old French vesture, vesteure "dress, clothes, clothing," from Vulgar Latin *vestitura "vestments, clothing," from Latin vestivus, past participle of vestire "to clothe" (see wear (v.)).
Example
- 1. Since tomorrow is the day of vesture .
- 2. Were in floating the vesture of cloudy welkin .
- 3. The risen saviour was there , clothed in the vesture of his glorified humanity .
- 4. They divide my garments among them , and for my vesture they cast lots .
- 5. Kind souls , what , weep you when you but behold our caesar 's vesture wounded ?