vestment

Example Sentences

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He was clad in a miter, red vestments and simple black shoes, but not the silver staff with crucifix or pallium, the vestment symbolizing papal authority.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2023

At LACMA, a stunning silver monstrance, sumptuous church vestment embroidery, boxes inlaid with bone and tortoiseshell, and carved wooden trays painted in a dense profusion of floral patterns draw the comparison.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2022

They’ll pay into the program but won’t receive the promised benefit because they haven’t met the required number of vestment years.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2021

For some garments, like a particularly delicate suite of vestment sewn by 15 women over 16 years, the Met agreed to help with conservation.

From Washington Post • May 3, 2018

Tū′nicle, a little tunic: as an ecclesiastical vestment, the same as tunic.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various