High priest's vestment

• Ancient Hebrew priest's garb
• Biblical vestment
• Jewish high priest's vestment
• Jewish priest's vestment
• Very early cover of record initially had Orbison's disapproval

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Jewish priestly vestment, late 14c., from Hebrew ephod , from aphad "to put on."

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ephod \Eph"od\, n. [Heb. '[=e]ph[=o]d, fr. '[=a]phad to put on.] (Jew. Antiq.) A part of the sacerdotal habit among Jews, being a covering for the back and breast, held together on the shoulders by two clasps or brooches of onyx stones set in ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context biblical Judaism English) A priestly apron, or breastplate, described in the Bible in [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_%28World_English%29/Exodus#Chapter_28 Exodus 28: vi - xxx], which only the chief priest of ancient Israel was allowed ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
An ephod ( ’êp̄ōḏ ; or ) was an artifact and an object to be revered in ancient Israelite culture, and was closely connected with oracular practices and priestly ritual. In the Books of Samuel , David is described as wearing an ephod when dancing in the ...