ves|ture

ves|ture
ves|ture «VEHS chuhr», noun, verb, -tured, -tur|ing.
–n.
1. clothing; garments: »

Pharaoh…arrayed him in vestures of fine linen (Genesis 41:42).

2. Figurative. a covering: »

a suitable vesture for ideas.

3. British Law. everything that grows on, covers, or is a product of the land, except trees.
–v.t.
to put clothing or vesture on; robe; vest.
[< Old French vesture < Late Latin vestītūra decoration < Latin vestīre to clothe < vestis garment]

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  • di|ves|ture — «duh VEHS chuhr, dy », noun. = divestiture. (Cf. ↑divestiture) …   Useful english dictionary

  • ture — ab·bre·vi·a·ture; acu·punc·ture; ad·ju·di·ca·ture; ad·mix·ture; ad·ven·ture·some; ad·ven·ture·some·ly; af·fix·ture; ag·ri·cul·ture; al·co·hol·a·ture; an·a·cul·ture; ap·er·ture; api·cul·ture; aq·ua·cul·ture; ar·bo·ri·cul·ture; ar·ca·ture;… …   English syllables

  • ves — car·ves·trene; de·fer·ves·cence; de·fer·ves·cent; di·ves·ti·tive; di·ves·ti·ture; ef·fer·ves·cence; ef·fer·ves·cent; ef·fer·ves·cent·ly; fla·ves·cence; fla·ves·cent; ful·ves·cent; gal·ves·to·nian; in·gra·ves·cence; in·gra·ves·cent;… …   English syllables

  • in|ves|ti|ture — «ihn VEHS tuh chur, chuhr», noun. 1. a formal investing of a person with authority, power, right, office, or dignity: »the investiture of bishops. SYNONYM(S): induction, installation. 2. clothing; covering. SYNONYM(S): apparel …   Useful english dictionary

  • di·ves·ti·ture — /daıˈvɛstəˌʧuɚ/ noun, pl tures finance : the act of selling stock, property, etc., because of a government order [count] Divestitures are used to break up monopolies. [noncount] Before divestiture, the telephone company monopolized the state …   Useful english dictionary

  • in·ves·ti·ture — /ınˈvɛstəʧɚ/ noun, pl tures [count, noncount] formal : a formal ceremony at which someone is placed in an office or given an official rank the investiture of the Prince of Wales …   Useful english dictionary

  • vesture — ves·ture …   English syllables

  • vesture — ves•ture [[t]ˈvɛs tʃər[/t]] n. v. tured, tur•ing 1) law Law. law everything growing on and covering the land, as grass or wheat, with the exception of trees 2) archaic a) clothing; garments b) something that covers like a garment; covering 3)… …   From formal English to slang

  • in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… …   English syllables

  • Vesture — Ves ture (?; 135), n. [OF. vesture, vesteure, F. v[^e]ture, LL. vestitura, from L. vestire to clothe, dress. See {Vest}, v. t., and cf. {Vestiture}.] 1. A garment or garments; a robe; clothing; dress; apparel; vestment; covering; envelope. Piers… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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