habiliment
Usually habiliments.
clothes or clothing.
clothes as worn in a particular profession, way of life, etc.
habiliments, accouterments or trappings.
Origin of habiliment
1Other words from habiliment
- ha·bil·i·men·tal [huh-bil-uh-men-tl], /həˌbɪl əˈmɛn tl/, ha·bil·i·men·ta·ry, adjective
- ha·bil·i·ment·ed, adjective
Words Nearby habiliment
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How to use habiliment in a sentence
She even wished to refuse him:—but Beech Park, the equipage, the servants, the bridal habiliment.
Camilla | Fanny BurneyI might here—if it so pleased me—dilate upon the matter of habiliment, and other mere circumstances of the external metaphysician.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe | Edgar Allan PoeDo you imagine,” cried his uncle, laying his hand gently on the reverend habiliment, “that this grows?
Nature and Art | Mrs. InchbaldThey wear a veil, or mantle rather, of black stuff or silk, which head habiliment had been introduced by the Spaniards.
The Eve of All-Hallows, v. 2 of 3 | Matthew Weld HartstongeThis most silly and unmeaning habiliment possesses neither dignity nor beauty to entitle it to public favour.
British Dictionary definitions for habiliment
/ (həˈbɪlɪmənt) /
(often plural) dress or attire
Origin of habiliment
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