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Synonyms for vestry
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : ves-tree |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɛs tri |
Définition of vestry
Origin :- late 14c., probably from Anglo-French *vesterie, from Old French vestiaire "room for vestments," from Latin vestarium "wardrobe," noun use of neuter of vestiarius (adj.) "of clothes," from vestis "garment" (see vest (v.)).
- As in chapel : noun church room
- He drove on, almost to the vestry, and found no trace of her.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- By the time they entered Tiverton Street, the vestry was full of chattering groups.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- You'll find a fire in the vestry, on account of the painters.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- At Rettenden, Essex, there is a room over the vestry which has evidently been an anchor-hold.
- Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
- He returned the bottle to his pocket, and went to the vestry for his surplice.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- He saw Mr. Bonnithorne, who was at the head of it, go into the vestry.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- He elbowed and edged his way through the crowd, and got into the vestry at last.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- In the vestry he approached the bride and muttered the conventional wishes.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- They were all in the vestry now, standing together in a group.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- And they followed him into the vestry, attended by the two witnesses.
- Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
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