unvest
English
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[edit]unvest (third-person singular simple present unvests, present participle unvesting, simple past and past participle unvested)
- (ambitransitive) To remove vestments (from).
- 1853, Giuseppe Baldeschi, Ceremonial According to the Roman Rite (page 106)
- […] the Subdeacon lays aside his maniple, and then assists the Deacon to unvest the Bishop. Having taken off the Bishop's sandals and buskins, he will retire to unvest.
- 1853, Giuseppe Baldeschi, Ceremonial According to the Roman Rite (page 106)