noun
Meaning 1
A covering of, or like, clothing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
vesture
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈvɛst͡ʃə(ɹ)/
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/ˈvɛstjʊə(ɹ)/
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verb
Meaning 2
To clothe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
Meaning 3
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: clothing, article of clothing, wear, wearable, habiliment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: consumer goods, covering
Narrower terms: accessory, accoutrement, accouterment, apparel, wearing apparel, dress, clothes, array, raiment, regalia, attire, garb, beachwear, black, blue, change, civilian clothing, civilian dress, civilian garb, plain clothes, drag, footwear, garment, grey, gray, handwear, hand wear, headdress, headgear, knitwear, leisure wear, loungewear, man's clothing, neckpiece, nightwear, sleepwear, nightclothes, outerwear, overclothes, protective garment, ready-to-wear, slip-on, slops, street clothes, tailor-made, togs, threads, duds, uniform, vestiture, woman's clothing, work-clothing, work-clothes
noun
Meaning 4
something that covers or cloaks like a garment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- fields in a vesture of green
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: covering, natural covering, cover
verb
Meaning 5
provide or cover with a cloak
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel
History
Etymology
From Middle English vesture (noun) and vesturen (verb), from Anglo-Norman, from Old French vesteüre, from Vulgar Latin vestītūra (“clothing”), from Latin vestītus, perfect passive participle of vestiō (“to clothe”), from vestis (“garment”).