RAIMENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does raiment mean?
• RAIMENT (noun)
The noun RAIMENT has 1 sense:
1. especially fine or decorative clothing
Familiarity information: RAIMENT used as a noun is very rare.
• RAIMENT (verb)
The verb RAIMENT has 1 sense:
1. provide with clothes or put clothes on
Familiarity information: RAIMENT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RAIMENT (noun)
Meaning:
Especially fine or decorative clothing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
raiment; regalia; array
Hypernyms ("raiment" is a kind of...):
article of clothing; clothing; habiliment; vesture; wear; wearable (a covering designed to be worn on a person's body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "raiment"):
war paint (full ceremonial regalia)
• RAIMENT (verb)
Meaning:
Provide with clothes or put clothes on
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
raiment; garment; garb; enclothe; clothe; apparel; tog; fit out; dress; habilitate
Context example:
Parents must feed and dress their child
Hypernyms (to "raiment" is one way to...):
change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "raiment"):
robe; vest (clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes)
costume; dress up (dress in a costume)
coat (cover or provide with a coat)
shoe (furnish with shoes)
corset (dress with a corset)
overclothe; overdress (dress excessively)
vesture (provide or cover with a cloak)
habit (put a habit on)
shirt (put a shirt on)
frock (put a frock on)
jacket (put a jacket on)
cover; wrap up (clothe, as if for protection from the elements)
prim; prim out; prim up (dress primly)
gown (dress in a gown)
Sentence frames:
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