civilian dress vs vesture

civilian dress and vesture both are nouns.

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

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

civilian dress: 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 dress include article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wear, wearable.

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