raiment Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun especially fine or decorative clothing
    array; regalia.
  2. verb provide with clothes or put clothes on
    enclothe; garment; fit out; garb; apparel; habilitate; dress; tog; clothe.
    • Parents must feed and dress their child

WordNet


Rai"ment noun
Etymology
Abbrev. fr. arraiment. See Array.
Definitions
  1. Clothing in general; vesture; garments; -- usually singular in form, with a collective sense.
    Living, both food and raiment she supplies. Dryden.
  2. An article of dress. R. or Obs. Sir P. Sidney.

Webster 1913