vestiary

noun

ves·​ti·​ary ˈve-stē-ˌer-ē 

ˈvesh-chē-

1

: a room where clothing is kept

2

: clothing, raiment

Synonyms

• apparel
• attire
• clobber [British slang]
• clothes
• clothing
• costumery
• dress
• duds
• garments
• gear
• habiliment(s)
• habit [archaic]
• rags
• raiment
• rig
• rigging
• threads
• toggery
• togs
• vestments
• vesture
• wear
• wearables
• weeds

Examples of vestiary in a Sentence

in Gainsborough's paintings women are almost always portrayed in a varicolored vestiary of satin and silk

Word History

Etymology

Middle English vestiarie, from Latin vestiarium — more at vestry

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1