vestiary

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14
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈvɛstɪəɹi/ (UK)
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/ˈvɛstɪəɹi/ (UK) · /ˈvɛs.tiˌɛɹi/

Definition of vestiary

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable)A dressing room or storeroom for clothes, especially in a church or other religious house.
    “Here a novice appeared from the vestiary of the chapel at his call, and received commands to enquire at the hamlet whether Philipson's bales, with the horse which transported them, had been left there, or ferried over along with his son.”
    “They often had her return to the vestiary for different items two or three times before they were satisfied with what she brought them.”
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noun

  1. (countable)A dressing room or storeroom for clothes, especially in a church or other religious house.
    “Here a novice appeared from the vestiary of the chapel at his call, and received commands to enquire at the hamlet whether Philipson's bales, with the horse which transported them, had been left there, or ferried over along with his son.”
    “They often had her return to the vestiary for different items two or three times before they were satisfied with what she brought them.”
  2. (rare, uncountable)Clothing; garments.

adj

  1. Pertaining to clothes or clothing.
    “In 1964 she initiated ‘vestiary’ sculpture made of soft materials and designed to be worn by the spectators […].”
    “The Professor was left to stare into the depths of his ancient hat, as if it were a vestiary expression of his present situation.”
    “Or the time, later that year, that she turned up to a presidential debate wearing a bright pink pussy-bow blouse just two days after audio had been released of her husband boasting how he likes to “grab ’em by the pussy”? The vestiary reference was, reportedly, “not intentional”.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Old French vestiarie, from Latin vestiarium, from vestis (“clothing”). Doublet of vestry.

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