Ephod
Pronunciation : Eph"od
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Heb. aphad to put on.] (Jew. Antiq.)
Definition : Defn: A part of the sacerdotal habit among Jews, being a covering for the back and breast, held together on the shoulders by two clasps or brooches of onyx stones set in gold, and fastened by a girdle of the same stuff as the ephod. The ephod for the priests was of plain linen; that for the high priest was richly embroidered in colors. The breastplate of the high priest was worn upon the ephod in front. Exodus xxviii. 6-12.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913