raiment

[ rey-muhnt ]

/ ˈreɪ mənt /

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noun

clothing; apparel; attire.

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Origin of raiment

1350–1400; Middle English rayment, aphetic variant of arrayment.See array, -ment

Words nearby raiment

railroad pen, railroad worm, rail-splitter, railway, railwayman, raiment, Raimondi, rain, rainband, rainbird, rainbow

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How to use raiment in a sentence

Batterby, in gaudy raiment, went to an office in Manchester; in gaudier raiment he often attended race meetings.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
But also he saw strange, unaccustomed raiment, he saw a sheet of gold, he smelt the soft breath of ambra.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
"You will forgive that I present myself thus before you," he said, in apology for his dusty raiment.
Mistress Wilding|Rafael Sabatini
I was clothed in decent raiment by them, admitted as one of their band, and treated as a brother.
Confessions of a Thug|Philip Meadows Taylor

Thereto likewise came Alwin decked out in his best raiment, and many others were there apparelled also in their best.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson

British Dictionary definitions for raiment

raiment

/ (ˈreɪmənt) /

noun

archaic, or poetic attire; clothing; garments

Word Origin for raiment

C15: shortened from arrayment, from Old French areement; see array

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