civilian clothing vs vesture

civilian clothing and vesture both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
civilian clothing	Yes	No	No	No
vesture	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, vesture is a hypernym of civilian clothing; that is, vesture is a word with a broader meaning than civilian clothing:

civilian clothing: ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.
vesture: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

Other hypernyms of civilian clothing include article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wear, wearable.

civilian clothing (noun)	vesture (noun)
ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.	a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
	something that covers or cloaks like a garment

civilian clothing (verb)	vesture (verb)
	provide or cover with a cloak