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RAIMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Especially fine or decorative clothing
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("raiment" is a kind of...):
article of clothing; clothing; habiliment; vesture; wear; wearable (a covering designed to be worn on a person's body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "raiment"):
war paint (full ceremonial regalia)
Derivation:
raiment (provide with clothes or put clothes on)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Provide with clothes or put clothes on
Example:
Parents must feed and dress their child
Synonyms:
apparel; clothe; dress; enclothe; fit out; garb; garment; habilitate; raiment; tog
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "raiment" is one way to...):
change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)
Verb group:
dress; get dressed (put on clothes)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "raiment"):
prim; prim out; prim up (dress primly)
cover; wrap up (clothe, as if for protection from the elements)
jacket (put a jacket on)
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)
underdress (dress without sufficient warmth)
corset (dress with a corset)
shoe (furnish with shoes)
coat (cover or provide with a coat)
costume; dress up (dress in a costume)
robe; vest (clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes)
gown (dress in a gown)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
raiment (especially fine or decorative clothing)
