parament

 [par-uh-muhnt]  

par·a·ment

   [par-uh-muhnt]
noun, plural par·a·ments, par·a·men·ta  [par-uh-men-tuh] .
1.
a decoration for a room, as a tapestry.
2.
an ecclesiastical vestment.
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin parāmentum an ornament, equivalent to parā(re) to adorn (Latin: to prepare) + -mentum -ment
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parament (ˈpærəmənt)
 
—n , pl paraments, paramenta
(often plural) an ecclesiastical vestment or decorative hanging
 
[C14: from Old French parament, from Medieval Latin paramentum, from Latin parāre to prepare]

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