vestock en · NOUN
Etymology
Blend of vest + stock.
Meanings
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A long clerical stock (piece of black cloth worn under a clerical collar) that reaches the waist.
Dean wore his crushed silk vestock and starched linen collar, somewhat presumptuously with a large pectoral cross, made of nails.
2017, George Pitcher, A Dark Nativity:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vestocks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |