1. rooms where vestments or clothing are kept; wardrobes or dressing rooms
Usage: formal; often ecclesiastical

Examples

• The cathedral’s vestiaries contained elaborate robes for special ceremonies.
• Actors hurried between the vestiaries to change costumes during intermission.
• The monastery’s vestiaries were lined with wooden chests for storing religious garments.
• Museum vestiaries preserve historical clothing collections in climate-controlled conditions.
• The opera house vestiaries were equipped with mirrors and proper lighting for performers.