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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

apparel, array, attire, bedizenment, blanket, canonicals, ceremonial attire, clericals, cloak, cloth, clothes, clothing, coat, costume, cover, coverage, covering, covert, coverture, cowl, cowling, curtain, drape, drapery, dress, dressing, duds, episcopal vestments, fashion, fatigues, feathers, fig, frock, garb, garment, garments, gear, gown, guise, habiliment, habit, hanging, hood, housing, investiture, investment, linen, liturgical garments, mantle, mask, pall, pontificalia, pontificals, rag, rags, raiment, robe, robes, screen, shelter, shield, shroud, sportswear, style, threads, togs, toilette, trim, veil, vestments, vesture, wear, wearing apparel

Dictionary Results for vestment:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

vestment
    n 1: gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Vestment \Vest"ment\, n. [OE. vestement, vestiment, OF.
   vestement, vestiment, F. v[^e]tement, fr. L. vestimentum, fr.
   vestire to clothe, fr. vestis a garment, clothing. See
   Vest.]
   A covering or garment; some part of clothing or dress;
   specifically (Eccl.), any priestly garment. "Royal
   vestiment." --Chaucer. "Priests in holy vestments." --Shak.
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         The sculptor could not give vestments suitable to the
         quality of the persons represented.      --Dryden.
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