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vestment

vest.ment \'ves(t)-m*nt\ \ves(t)-'ment-*l\ n [ME vestement, fr. OF, fr. L 
   vestimentum, fr. vestire to clot]he 1a: an outer garment; esp : a robe of 
   ceremony or office  pl  1b: CLOTHING, GARB  2: a covering resembling a 
   garment {the verdant ~ which spring spre ads over the land} 3: one of the 
   articles of the ceremonial attire and insignia worn by eccles iastical 
   officiants and assistants as indicative of their rank and appropriate to 
   the rite being celebrated - vest.men.tal aj