vestiary

[ ves-tee-er-ee ]

/ ˈvɛs tiˌɛr i /

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adjective

of or relating to garments or vestments.

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Origin of vestiary

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

Words nearby vestiary

Vestavia Hills, vested, vested interest, vestee, Vesterålen Islands, vestiary, vestibular, vestibular canal, vestibular crest, vestibular fold, vestibular ganglion

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How to use vestiary in a sentence

From the east wall of it there was a doorway leading to a chapel, said to be the ancient Vestiary.
A Comprehensive History of Norwich|A. D. Bayne
The High Mass was superb with orchestral music and the most sumptuous robes of the vestiary.
Spanish Highways and Byways|Katharine Lee Bates

British Dictionary definitions for vestiary

vestiary

/ (ˈvɛstɪərɪ) /

noun plural -aries

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

adjective

rare of or relating to clothes

Word Origin for vestiary

C17: from Late Latin vestiārius, from vestis clothing

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