vesture vs dress

vesture and dress both are nouns.

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

As nouns, dress is a hyponym of vesture; that is, dress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vesture:

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

Other hypernyms of vesture include apparel, clothe, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog.

vesture (noun)	dress (noun)
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body	a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
something that covers or cloaks like a garment	clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
	clothing in general

vesture (adjective)	dress (adjective)
	(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
	suitable for formal occasions

vesture (verb)	dress (verb)
provide or cover with a cloak	put on clothes
	provide with clothes or put clothes on
	apply a bandage or medication to
	arrange attractively
	dress or groom with elaborate care
	give a neat appearance to
	dress in a certain manner
	kill and prepare for market or consumption
	convert into leather
	put a dressing on
	put a finish on
	cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
	provide with decoration
	cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
	decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
	arrange in ranks