VESTURE


Meaning of VESTURE in English

I. ˈveschə(r) noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from vestir to clothe + -ure — more at vest

1. : something that covers the body:

a. : a covering garment (as a robe or vestment)

b. : clothing , apparel , costume

2. : something that covers like a garment: as

a. : the covering vegetation (as crops) other than trees on land

b. : a covering (as of data, style, and language) in which a theme or topic is enveloped in being developed or elaborated

3. : investiture , seisin

II. transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

: to cover with vesture : clothe , envelop

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.