raiment

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This raiment was apparently the agreed uniform of the easy classes in the Five Towns; for in the crowd I had noticed several such consciously superior figures among the artisans.

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  1. noun Clothing; garments.

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apparel ·  attire ·  garment ·  drapery ·  vestments ·  trappings ·  finery ·  plumage ·  shawl ·  turban ·  mantle ·  vest
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  1. Middle English, short for araiment, from Old French areement, array, from areer, arrayer, to array; see array.

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  1. Early modern English rayment; from Middle English raiment, rayment. short for arayment, later arraiment modern arrayment: see arrayment. Cf. ray, by apheresis for array.
 

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/ˈreɪmənt/
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