habiliment

[ huh-bil-uh-muhnt ]

/ həˈbɪl ə mənt /

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noun

Usually habiliments.

clothes or clothing.
clothes as worn in a particular profession, way of life, etc.

habiliments, accouterments or trappings.

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Origin of habiliment

1375–1425; late Middle English (h)abylement<Middle French habillement, equivalent to habill(er), abill(ier) to trim a log, hence, dress, prepare (<Vulgar Latin *adbiliare;see a-⁵, billet²) + -ment-ment

OTHER WORDS FROM habiliment

ha·bil·i·men·tal

[huh-bil-uh-men-tl], /həˌbɪl əˈmɛn tl/, ha·bil·i·men·ta·ry, adjectiveha·bil·i·ment·ed, adjective

Words nearby habiliment

haberdashery, habergeon, Habermas, Haber process, habile, habiliment, habilitate, habilitation, Habima, Habiru, habit

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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 Burney
I 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 Poe
Do you imagine,” cried his uncle, laying his hand gently on the reverend habiliment, “that this grows?
Nature and Art|Mrs. Inchbald
They 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 Hartstonge

This most silly and unmeaning habiliment possesses neither dignity nor beauty to entitle it to public favour.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845|Various

British Dictionary definitions for habiliment

habiliment

/ (həˈbɪlɪmənt) /

noun

(often plural) dress or attire

Word Origin for habiliment

C15: from Old French habillement, from habiller to dress, from bille log; see billet ²

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habiliment

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