raiment

rai·ment  (rmnt)

n.

Clothing; garments.

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[Middle English, short for araiment, from Old French areement, array, from areer, arrayer, to array; see array.]

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raiment

Noun

Archaic or poetic clothing [from arrayment]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	raiment - especially fine or decorative clothing regalia, array article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vesture, wear - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body war paint - full ceremonial regalia
Verb	1.	raiment - provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" apparel, clothe, enclothe, garb, garment, tog, habilitate, fit out, dress prim out, prim up, prim - dress primly dress, get dressed - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" wrap up, cover - clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!" jacket - put a jacket on; "The men were jacketed" frock - put a frock on shirt - put a shirt on habit - put a habit on vesture - provide or cover with a cloak overclothe, overdress - dress too warmly; "You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot" underdress - dress without sufficient warmth; "She was underdressed for the hiking trip and suffered hypothermia" corset - dress with a corset shoe - furnish with shoes; "the children were well shoed" coat - cover or provide with a coat costume, dress up - dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins" robe, vest - clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes gown - dress in a gown change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"