raiment
/'reimənt/
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Definition
Noun:
- Clothing, garments, especially fine or decorative attire: "Raiment" refers to clothing, often with a poetic or formal connotation, suggesting garments that are particularly fine, elaborate, or decorative.
Verb (archaic):
- To clothe, to provide with clothing: "Raiment" as a verb means to dress someone or to provide them with clothes.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The queen was dressed in splendid raiment for the coronation.
- In the old tale, the princess's raiment was woven from moonlight and spider silk.
Verb:
- It is a parent's duty to feed and raiment their child. (This usage is now rare and poetic.)
Advanced Usage
- "Raiment" is primarily used in literary, poetic, or formal contexts. In modern everyday English, "clothing," "attire," or "garments" are more common.
- The poet described the forest in its autumn raiment of gold and crimson.
Variants and Related Words
- Raimented (adj., archaic): Clothed.
- The knights were richly raimented for the feast.
Synonyms
- Noun: Attire, apparel, garments, vestments, finery, garb.
- Verb: Clothe, attire, dress, garb, apparel.
Antonyms
- Verb: Disrobe, undress, strip.
Related Idioms or Phrases
- While "raiment" itself is not commonly found in modern idioms, it appears in fixed literary phrases.
- "Rags to raiment": A poetic variation of "rags to riches," implying a transformation from poverty to fine clothing and wealth.
Noun
- especially fine or decorative clothing
Verb
- provide with clothes or put clothes on
- Parents must feed and dress their child