Vesture | Definition of vesture by Merriam-Webster

Definition of VESTURE

1

a : a covering garment (as a robe or vestment)

b : clothing, apparel

2

: something that covers like a garment

Origin of VESTURE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from vestir to clothe — more at vest

First Known Use: 14th century

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Synonyms: apparel, attire, clobber [British slang], clothes, costumery, dress, duds, garments, gear, habiliment(s), habit [archaic], rags, raiment, rig, rigging, threads, toggery, togs, vestiary, vestments, clothing, wear, wearables, weeds

Rhymes with VESTURE

gesture

Definition of VESTURE

transitive verb

: to cover with vesture : clothe

First Known Use of VESTURE

15th century

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Synonyms: apparel, array, attire, bedeck, caparison, costume, deck (out), do up, dress, dress up, enrobe, garb, garment, get up, gown, habit, invest, rig (out), robe, suit, tog (up or out), toilet, clothe

Antonyms: disarray, disrobe, strip, unclothe, undress, untruss [archaic]

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