vestiary

[ ves-tee-er-ee ]

adjective

1. of or relating to garments or vestments.

vestiary

/ ˈvɛstɪərɪ /

noun

1. obsolete.
   a room for storing clothes or dressing in, such as a vestry

adjective

1. rare.
   of or relating to clothes

Word History and Origins

Origin of vestiary¹

1615–25; < Medieval Latin vestiārius, equivalent to vesti ( s ) ( vest ) + -ārius -ary

Word History and Origins

Origin of vestiary¹

C17: from Late Latin vestiārius, from vestis clothing

Example Sentences

From the east wall of it there was a doorway leading to a chapel, said to be the ancient Vestiary.

From Project Gutenberg

The High Mass was superb with orchestral music and the most sumptuous robes of the vestiary.

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