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vesture

ves·ture

UK/ˈvɛst͡ʃə(ɹ)/ US/ˈvɛstjʊə(ɹ)/ uncommon archaic
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

something that covers or cloaks like a garment

  • “fields in a vesture of green”
2.

a covering designed to be worn on a person''s body

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verb

1.

provide or cover with a cloak

Origin

From Middle English vesture (noun) and vesturen (verb), from Anglo-Norman, from Old French vesteüre, from Vulgar Latin vestītūra (“clothing”), from Latin vestītus, perfect passive participle of vestiō (“to clothe”), from vestis (“garment”).

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