vestment

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Vestment producers, sculptors and rosary sellers satisfy a growing demand for religious articles, from Pope Francis fridge magnets to devotional candles, a business that generates billions in Italy alone.

From BBC • May 7, 2015

His Motions are slow with Sadness’s weight, forged Link on Link, a Vestment about his Chest.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

The Vestment is of the early 16th century, the Orphreys of the late 14th century.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various

It is universally called "the Vestment" because it is the characteristic Eucharistic robe of all Christendom and has been so from the earliest age of the Church.

From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by Miller, William James

At a celebration a Bishop was to wear a Surplice or Albe, and a Cope or Vestment.

From The Church Handy Dictionary by Anonymous