Raiment \Rai"ment\ (r[=a]"ment), n. [Abbrev. fr. arraiment. See
Array.]
1. Clothing in general; vesture; garments; -- usually
singular in form, with a collective sense.
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Living, both food and raiment she supplies.
--Dryden.
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2. An article of dress. [R. or Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
raiment
n : especially fine or decorative clothing [syn: array, regalia]
v : provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed
and dress their child" [syn: dress, clothe, enclothe,
garb, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel]
[ant: undress]
WordNet (r) 2.0
70 Moby Thesaurus words for "raiment":
apparel, array, attire, bedeck, bedizenment, bedrape, bundle up,
clad, clothe, clothes, clothing, costume, deck, dight, drape,
drapery, dress, dressing, dud, duds, enclothe, endue, enrobe,
enshroud, envelop, enwrap, fashion, fatigues, feathers, fig, frock,
garb, garment, garments, gear, gown, guise, habiliment,
habiliments, habilitate, habit, invest, investiture, investment,
lap, linen, muffle up, rag, rag out, rags, robe, robes, sheathe,
shroud, sportswear, style, swaddle, swathe, things, threads, tire,
togs, toilette, trim, vestment, vesture, wear, wearing apparel,
wrap, wrap up
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
apparel, array, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, regalia, tog
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