habiliments


ha·bil·i·ment

H0002200 (hə-bĭl′ə-mənt)n. often habiliments Clothing, especially the clothing associated with a special occasion or office: "shrouded from head to foot in the habiliments of the grave" (Edgar Allan Poe).
[Middle English habilement, from Old French habillement, from habiller, to clothe, alteration (influenced by habit, clothing) of abiller, to prepare, strip a tree of its branches : a-, toward (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + bille, log; see billet2.]

habiliments

clothing, especially for professional, ceremonial, or other special purposes.See also: Clothing
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