vestiary

[ ves-tee-er-ee ]
/ ˈvɛs tiˌɛr i /

adjective

of or relating to garments or vestments.

Origin of vestiary

1615–25; < Medieval Latin vestiārius, equivalent to vesti(s) (see vest) + -ārius -ary

Words nearby vestiary

vestavia hills, vested, vested interest, vestee, vesterålen islands, vestiary, vestibular, vestibular canal, vestibular crest, vestibular fold, vestibular ganglion

Example sentences from the Web for vestiary

  • The High Mass was superb with orchestral music and the most sumptuous robes of the vestiary.

    Spanish Highways and Byways |Katharine Lee Bates

British Dictionary definitions for vestiary

vestiary
/ (ˈvɛstɪərɪ) /

noun plural -aries

obsolete a room for storing clothes or dressing in, such as a vestry

adjective

rare of or relating to clothes

Word Origin for vestiary

C17: from Late Latin vestiārius, from vestis clothing