vesture
UK/'vestʃә/US
GREC1
Definitions
n.
Clothing or dress (literary); by extension, a covering over something
衣着，衣裳（文学用语）；引申为覆盖物
v.
To clothe or cover (literary, rare)
给……穿衣；覆盖（罕用，文学）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedvest (clothe) + -ure (act, result) = the thing one is clothed in. It is the old, literary cousin of vestment, but stayed general — any clothing, and figuratively any covering (the vesture of snow on the hills).
Root vest_garment still carries 6 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
The statue was draped in a flowing marble vesture.
- 2.
By autumn the hills wear a vesture of golden leaves.