˜yÐÄvlog

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raiment

[ rey-muhnt ]

noun

  1. clothing; apparel; attire.


raiment

/ ˈ°ù±ðɪ³¾É™²Ô³Ù /

noun

  1. archaic.
    attire; clothing; garments
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of raiment1

1350–1400; Middle English rayment, aphetic variant of arrayment. See array, -ment
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of raiment1

C15: shortened from arrayment , from Old French areement ; see array
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Among the cosmic images are old friends to astronomers both amateur and professional, who now get to see them in new infrared raiments.

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Among them are old friends to astronomers both amateur and professional, who now get to see them in new infrared raiments.

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It was a secular raiment for a voice of moral authority.

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“Ah, the governess!†he repeated; “deuce take me, if I had not forgotten! The governess!†and again my raiment underwent scrutiny.

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That’s how they dressed offstage, too, a little less flashy, perhaps, but garbed in Jazz Age raiment.

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