Meaning & use

raiment

noun·Advanced

Clothing or garments, especially fine or elaborate ones, described in an old-fashioned or literary way.

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The queen appeared before the court in raiment embroidered with gold thread.

The old poem describes angels dressed in raiment as white as freshly fallen snow.

A note on using this word

Raiment is archaic and appears mainly in poetry, older literature, and biblical translations rather than in modern everyday speech.

Words with a similar meaning

attiregarbvestments

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