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vestiary
ves·ti·ar·y
/
ˈvɛs
tiˌɛr
i
/
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[
ves
-tee-er-ee
]
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adjective
of or pertaining to garments or vestments.
Origin:
1615–25;
<
Medieval Latin
vestiārius,
equivalent to
vesti
(
s
) (see
vest
) +
-ārius
-ary
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vestiary
(ˈvɛstɪərɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-aries
1.
obsolete
a room for storing clothes or dressing in, such as a vestry
—
adj
2.
rare
of or relating to clothes
[C17: from Late Latin
vestiārius,
from
vestis
clothing]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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