The word "vestured," meaning to dress in a specific way, is spelled with a "u" after the "t" because it follows the pattern of past tense verbs ending in "-t." The IPA transcription of "vestured" is /ˈvɛs.tʃərd/. The "v" is pronounced as a voiced bilabial fricative, while the "e" sounds like a "short e" vowel. The "s" is pronounced like an unvoiced alveolar fricative, while the "t" is a voiceless alveolar plosive. The "ch" sound comes from the combination of "s" and "h", and the final "ərd" sound indicates the past tense.