raiment
raiment · raiments
Clothing, garments, dress, materialClothing, garments, dress, material.
/ˈɹeɪ.mənt/
» If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, countable, literary, uncountable)Clothing, garments, dress, material.
especially fine or decorative clothing
Examples
1 sentencesIf he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Aphetized from Middle English arayment, borrowed from Anglo-Norman arraiement and Old FrenAphetized from Middle English arayment, borrowed from Anglo-Norman arraiement and Old French areement, from areer (“to array”). See array.
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Forms
plural: raimentsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable