parament

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun An ecclesiastical vestment or hanging.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun An ornament; an adornment; decoration.
• noun Specifically— plural Robes of state.
• noun A cuff sewed upon the outside of a coat-sleeve and usually capable of being turned down over the hands, as was common toward the close of the seventeenth and in the early part of the eighteenth century.
• noun The external face of a wall or any other constructed work. See perpend.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun obsolete Ornamental hangings, furniture, etc., as of a state apartment; rich and elegant robes worn by men of rank; -- chiefly in the plural.
• noun presence chamber of a monarch.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun now historical A type of elaborate robe especially as worn by someone in power or a religious official.
• noun A liturgical hanging on and around the altar, as well as the cloth hanging from the pulpit and lectern.
• noun A hanging or ornament of a room of state.