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Sacristies

Sacristy \Sac"ris*ty\, n.; pl. Sacristies. [F. sacristie, LL. sacristia, fr. L. sacer. See Sacred.] An apartment in a church where the sacred utensils, vestments, etc., are kept; a vestry.

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sacristies

n. (plural of sacristy English)

Usage examples of "sacristies".

The sacristies were sick with gold and pewter, heavy chests, precious frames.

Deer Ears came very close to the inscription above the sacristies, and two of the lines were exact: "In darkness languishes the precious stone.

From thence they became vaguely attached to all the sacristies in town: [44] they trimmed all the cloister hedges.