Raiment
['reɪm(ə)nt] or ['remənt]
Definition
(n.) Clothing in general; vesture; garments; -- usually singular in form, with a collective sense.
(n.) An article of dress.
Edited by Clifford
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Clothes, clothing, dress, attire, apparel, vesture, vestment, garments, habiliment, habit, garb, costume, ARRAY.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Clothing, vestments, garb, apparel, dress, attire, vesture, garments
ANT:Rags, nudity, nakedness
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Definition
n. that in which one is dressed: clothing in general.
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Examples
- We got no fresh raiment in Greece--they had but little there of any kind. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- All the remainder of the raiment they indulged in was utterly indescribable. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- A person on a heath in raiment of modern cut and colours has more or less an anomalous look. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- They looked down on the deep valley robed in May raiment; on varied meads, some pearled with daisies, and some golden with king-cups. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- You suffer him to rest his head on your perfumed lap; you let him couch on the borders of your satin raiment. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- She took some tiny article of raiment from the chair at her crib sideand with it covered her shoulders. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I call this stout lady in a quaint black dress, who looks young enough to wear much smarter raiment, if she would--I call her Agnes Helstone. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- When the flame arose it revealed a young man in tight raiment, and red from top to toe. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- In the cool of the evening they dress up in their best raiment and show themselves at the door. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Typist: Malcolm