Noun
the man's sober vesture contrasted sharply with his companion's festive finery Verbvestured like a queen for her grand birthday party
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Benedict, in contrast, wore the vesture like a uniform, emphasizing his notion of the papacy not as a glamorous appointment but as the humble, humbling job of leading the Catholic church.—Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2022 To believe that this Creator took on human vesture, accepted death and mortality, was tempted, betrayed, broken, and all for love of us, defies reason.—Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books, 25 Feb. 2020
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from vestir to clothe — more at vest entry 2
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