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語源

From 中期英語 vestement, vestment, from Old French vestement, from Latin vestīmentum. By surface analysis, vest +‎ -ment. Compare French vêtement.

発音

• IPA: /ˈvɛstmənt/

名詞

vestment (plural vestments)

1. A robe, gown, or other article of clothing worn as an indication of office.

   The priest wore a white vestment during the ceremony.

   Medieval paintings often depict bishops in ornate vestments.

2. Any of the special articles of clothing worn by members of the clergy etc., especially a garment worn at the celebration of the Eucharist.

   liturgical vestment

   ceremonial vestment

   ecclesiastical vestment

3. (in the plural) Clothing.
4. (archaic) An article of clothing, especially an outer garment.

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参照

• “vestment”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “vestment”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.