Advertisement
Advertisement
vesture
[ves-cher]
noun
Law.
everything growing on and covering the land, with the exception of trees.
any such covering, as grass or wheat.
Archaic.
clothing; garments.
something that covers like a garment; covering.
verb (used with object)
Archaic.to clothe or cover.
vesture
/ ˈɛʃə /
noun
archaica garment or something that seems like a garment
a vesture of cloud
law
everything except trees that grows on the land
a product of the land, such as grass, wheat, etc
verb
archaic(tr) to clothe
Other 51Թ Forms
- vestural adjective
- nonvesture noun
- ˈٳܰ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of vesture1
Example Sentences
Benedict, in contrast, wore the vesture like a uniform, emphasizing his notion of the papacy not as a glamorous appointment but as the humble, humbling job of leading the Catholic Church.
Against that backdrop, the shameless price-gouging policy of Shrekli’s latest vesture, Turing, starts to make a sick sort of market sense.
Modern thought leaders are like secular clergy, convening gatherings and delivering sermons that are really just moral pep-talks dressed up in TED-style vesture.
The music-master was a young man, thin and clean, whose bright silk waistcoats belied the gravity of the rest of his vesture, which was black and brown.
The Vestal Virgins were further distinguished by a vesture of pure white linen, with a purple border and a wide purple mantle.
Advertisement
Related 51Թs
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse