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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Raiment \Rai"ment\ (r[=a]"ment), noun [Abbrev. fr. arraiment. See {Array}.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
raiment
noun: especially fine or decorative clothing [syn: {array}, {regalia}]
verb: provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" [syn: {dress}, {clothe}, {enclothe}, {garb}, {tog}, {garment}, {habilitate}, {fit out}, {apparel}] [ant: {undress}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
70 Moby Thesaurus words for "raiment": 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, fashion, fatigues, feathers, fig, frock, garb, garment, garments, gear, gown, guise, habiliment, habiliments, habilitate, habit, invest, investiture, investment, lap, linen, muffle up, rag, rag out, rags, robe, robes, sheathe, shroud, sportswear, style, swaddle, swathe, things, threads, tire, togs, toilette, trim, vestment, vesture, wear, wearing apparel, wrap, wrap up
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