[ noun ] gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy <noun.artifact>
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.
The sculptor could not give vestments suitable to the quality of the persons represented. --Dryden.