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revestry
revestry, n. (rɪˈvɛstrɪ) Forms: 5–6 revestre, 5 rewystre, 6 reuestre; 5 reuestery; 6–7 reu-, revestrie (6 -rye); 5–7 reu-, 5– revestry. [ad. OF. revestiaire (see prec.), after vestry: see also revester n. and revesture.] 1. The vestry of a church († or temple). In common use during the 15–17th centu...
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revestiary
reˈvestiary [ad. F. revestiaire or med.L. revestiārium: see revest v.1 and vestiary n.] = revestry n.c 1440 Alph. Tales 423 When he come in-to þe revestiarie, & saw þe stole and þe vestiment at was layd furth for þe dekyn. 1483 Caxton Gold. Leg. 357 b/2 Whanne he was secretely in the reuestyarye he ...
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revester
▪ I. † reˈvester, n. obs. var. revestry n. 1.1611 Speed Hist. Gt. Brit. vii. xii. §5. 272 The Crosse of Lead..was kept in the Treasury or Reuester of Glastenbury Church..till the Suppression thereof.▪ II. † reˈvester, v.1 Obs.—1 [Cf. prec. and revestry v.] trans. To replace in the vestry.1466 in Arc...
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revesture
† reˈvesture Obs. rare. [Cf. revest v.1 and vesture.] 1. = revestry 1. (Cf. revester n.)1527 Lanc. Wills (Chetham Soc.) I. 16 My bodye to be bured w{supt}in the white freris of Chester in thare Chansell affore the revesture durr. 2. Vesture; vestments.a 1548 Hall Chron., Hen. VIII, 73 b, The Aultars...
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vestry
▪ I. vestry1 (ˈvɛstrɪ) Forms: 4, 6 westre, 6 vestre; 5 vestri, 5–6 vestrye, 6–7 vestrie (6 vestorie, 7 vesterie), 5– vestry. [Prob. a. AF. *vest(e)rie, f. vest v. + -ery, substituted for OF. vestiarie, vestiaire: see vestiary. Cf. revestry.] 1. a. A room or part of a church, usually situated in clos...
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stool
▪ I. stool, n. (stuːl) Forms: 1 stool, 1–2 stól, 3–4 stol, 4 stule, 4–7 stole (also 9 in sense 13), stoole, 5 stoll, 5–6 stolle, 6, 8 stoul, (6 stoule, -lle, stoale, stowle, stoel, north. stoile), 6–7 stowell, (stowll), 5– stool; Sc. 4–6 stule, 6 stuill, -yll, stwyll, stul(l, stwle, 7 stuile. [Com. ...
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