vestiary
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of vestiary
1615–25; < Medieval Latin vestiārius, equivalent to vesti ( s ) ( see vest) + -ārius -ary
Example Sentences
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On entering the Athen�um on this particular evening, he put his hat and coat in the vestiary and was about to order dinner, when he was accosted by Alphabet Jones.
From The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel by Saltus, Edgar
She would choose in the vestiary; and in the majesty of her unveiled beauty, her papyrus sandals rustling, she walked from her dormitory followed by her slaves.
From Sónnica by Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente
In these little boxes--of which the rent is that of a palace--one would be foolish to look for the space of a vestiary.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
New taxes, sumptuary taxes, vestiary taxes; nemo audeat comedere praeter duo fercula cum potagio; tax on the living, tax on the dead, tax on successions, tax on carriages, tax on paper.
From Napoleon the Little by Hugo, Victor
Entering into our vestiary, they caused all the ornaments of the church to be noted down in an inventory.
From The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson by Brakelond, Jocelin de
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