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ephod

/ˈiː.fɒd/

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What does ephod mean?

noun

  1. A priestly vestment, without sleeves, worn girdled at the waist.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈiː.fɒd/

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/ˈɛ.fɒd/

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They are cunning embroiderers, who fashion the breastplate and ephod of the high priest and all the various vestments of the priests.
Richard de BuryThe Love of Books: The Philobiblon of Richard de BuryTranslated by Ernest Chester ThomasProject Gutenberg ebook #626
Representations of it were embroidered on the Ephod, and Solomon's Temple is reported as having been literally covered with decorations, in which, among the devices noticed, this particular fruit appears the most conspicuous.
Eliza Burt GambleThe God-Idea of the Ancients; Or, Sex in ReligionProject Gutenberg ebook #639