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vestment

[vest-muhnt] / ˈvɛst mənt /


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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

Back in the warehouse, Amatrudo is eager to use two darkly varnished vestment cabinets from All Saints to enhance his merchandise display.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2021

His DNA was later found to match salvia on the back of the vestment worn by Canon White on 7 July last year.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2019

Traces Of Autumn Autumn plays no timid song And wears no modest vestment, Flourishing its last hurrah Before a restful interlude.

From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Isaacson, Lauren Ann




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