to vesture
- verb
- /ˈvɛstʃər/
- Literature
:
vestir
- She vestured the child in a warm coat.
Examples
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The statue was vestured in a flowing white robe for the ceremony.
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Twilight shadows vestured the mountains in a cloak of darkness.
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He vestures himself in tradition each year with his grandfather’s cloak.
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He will vesture himself in fine robes.
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She vestured the old statue with an elegant gown for the gala.
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During the ceremony, he vestured himself in a ceremonial robe to honor his ancestors.
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The artist vestured the landscape in a soft layer of mist at dawn.
Synonyms
19
3.2
To put clothes on someone or cover their body with clothes
16
5.7
To cover with clothing or another material
4
5.0
To dress someone in a long loose garment for a ceremony
3
6.9
To put a long formal robe on someone for a ceremony
1
6.8
To cover something with a protective layer
1
7.2
To put clothes on someone
1
7.8
To put on special religious or ceremonial clothes
To put clothes on a person or thing
To put clothes on someone
To cover something with a cloth or sheet to protect it
Antonyms
How Clothed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vesture comes from the Latin vestire 'to clothe' and shares the root with the English vest. So, to vesture someone or something is to clothe or cover it, like dressing a statue or wrapping a landscape in mist.