From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Raiment \Rai"ment\ (r[=a]"ment), n. [Abbrev. fr. arraiment. See
{Array}.]
1. Clothing in general; vesture; garments; -- usually
singular in form, with a collective sense.
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Living, both food and raiment she supplies.
--Dryden.
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2. An article of dress. [R. or Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
raiment
n 1: especially fine or decorative clothing [syn: {array},
{raiment}, {regalia}]
v 1: provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed
and dress their child" [syn: {dress}, {clothe}, {enclothe},
{garb}, {raiment}, {tog}, {garment}, {habilitate}, {fit
out}, {apparel}] [ant: {discase}, {disrobe}, {peel},
{strip}, {strip down}, {uncase}, {unclothe}, {undress}]
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