Living, both food and raiment she supplies.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
2. An article of dress. [R. or Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
raiment — (n.) mid 15c., shortening of arayment clothing, from Anglo Fr. araiement, from O.Fr. areement, from areer to array (see ARRAY (Cf. array) (v.)) … Etymology dictionary
raiment — apparel, attire, *clothes, clothing, dress … New Dictionary of Synonyms
raiment — ► NOUN archaic or literary ▪ clothing. ORIGIN shortening of obsolete arrayment «dress, outfit» … English terms dictionary
raiment — [rā′mənt] n. [ME rayment, aphetic for arayment: see ARRAY & MENT] Archaic clothing; wearing apparel; attire … English World dictionary
raiment — [[t]re͟ɪmənt[/t]] raiments N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Raiment is clothing. [LITERARY] I want nothing but raiment and daily bread. Syn: clothing … English dictionary
Raiment — This unusual name is of Old Norman/French origin, and was introduced into England after the Conquest of 1066. It was developed from the Norman personal name Raimund, Raimond , itself adopted from the Old German given name Raginmund , composed of… … Surnames reference
raiment — noun Etymology: Middle English rayment, short for arrayment, from arrayen to array Date: 15th century clothing, garments … New Collegiate Dictionary
raiment — /ray meuhnt/, n. clothing; apparel; attire. [1350 1400; ME rayment, aph. var. of arrayment. See ARRAY, MENT] * * * … Universalium
raiment — noun /ˈɹeɪmənt/ Clothing, garments, dress, material. For all that beauty that doth cover thee … Wiktionary
raiment — Synonyms and related words: 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,… … Moby Thesaurus
