New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Vesture — Ves ture (?; 135), n. [OF. vesture, vesteure, F. v[^e]ture, LL. vestitura, from L. vestire to clothe, dress. See {Vest}, v. t., and cf. {Vestiture}.] 1. A garment or garments; a robe; clothing; dress; apparel; vestment; covering; envelope. Piers… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vesture — (n.) c.1300, from Anglo Fr. and O.Fr. vesture, from V.L. *vestitura vestments, clothing, from L. vestivus, pp. of vestire to clothe (see WEAR (Cf. wear)) … Etymology dictionary
vesture — Vesture. s. f. Ceremonie qui se fait ordinairement dans les Convents en donnant l habit à un Religieux ou à une Religieuse. Il a assisté à la vesture d une telle … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
vesture — Vesture, Vestitus … Thresor de la langue françoyse
vesture — [ves′chər] n. [OFr < VL vestitura < L vestire, to clothe: see VEST] 1. Now Rare a) clothing; garments; apparel b) a covering; wrapper 2. Law everything growing on land except trees, as grass or grain vt. vestured … English World dictionary
vesture — /ˈvɛstʃə/ (say veschuh) Archaic –noun 1. clothing; garments. 2. something that covers like a garment; a covering. –verb (t) (vestured, vesturing) 3. to clothe, as with vesture. {Middle English, from Old French, from vestir clothe, influenced by… …
vesture — /vestysr/ In old English law, profit of land. How much the vesture of an acre is worth … Black's law dictionary
vesture — vestural, adj. /ves cheuhr/, n., v., vestured, vesturing. n. 1. Law. a. everything growing on and covering the land, with the exception of trees. b. any such covering, as grass or wheat. 2. Archaic. a. clothing; garments. b. something that covers … Universalium
vesture — 1. noun A covering of or like clothing. 2. verb To clothe. See Also: vest, vestment … Wiktionary
vesture — ves·ture || vestʃə(r) n. apparel, clothing v. dress, clothe (Archaic) … English contemporary dictionary
