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noun
A type of elaborate robe especially as worn by someone in power or a religious official.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A liturgical hanging on and around the altar, as well as the cloth hanging from the pulpit and lectern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A hanging or ornament of a room of state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Anglo-Norman parement, Middle French parement, from Medieval Latin parāmentum, from parō (“adorn”) + -mentum.
Across languages
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