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Habiliment — Ha*bil i*ment (h[.a]*b[i^]l [i^]*ment), n. [F. habillement, fr. habiller to dress, clothe, orig., to make fit, make ready, fr. habile apt, skillful, L. habilis. See {Habile}.] 1. A garment; an article of clothing. Camden. [1913 Webster] 2. pl.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
habiliment — (n.) often habiliments, early 15c., munitions, weapons, from M.Fr. habillement, from abiller prepare or fit out, probably from habile fit, suitable (see ABLE (Cf. able)). Alternative etymology [Barnhart, Klein] makes the French verb originally… … Etymology dictionary
habiliment — ► NOUN archaic ▪ clothing. ORIGIN Old French habillement, from Latin habilis able … English terms dictionary
habiliment — [hə bil′ə mənt] n. [MFr habillement < habiller, to clothe, make fit < habile: see HABILE] 1. [usually pl.] clothing; dress; attire 2. [pl.] furnishings or equipment; trappings … English World dictionary
habiliment — noun Etymology: Middle English abiliments, habilementes, from Middle French abillement, habillemens, from Old French abiller to prepare, equip, from bille trimmed wood, log more at billet Date: 15th century 1. plural characteristic apparatus ;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
habiliment — noun /həˈbɪlɪmənt/ a) Clothes, especially clothing appropriate for someones job, status, or to an occasion. ... Mrs Crummles was then occupied in exchanging the habiliments of a melodramatic empress for the ordinary attire of matrons in the… … Wiktionary
habiliment — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A set or style of clothing. Often used in plural: costume, dress, garb, guise, outfit, turnout. Informal: getup, rig. See PUT ON. 2. Articles worn to cover the body. Often used in plural: apparel, attire, clothes,… … English dictionary for students
habiliment — n. clothes, clothing, attire … English contemporary dictionary
habiliment — [hə bɪlɪm(ə)nt] noun archaic clothing. Origin ME: from OFr. habillement, from habiller fit out , from L. habilis (see able) … English new terms dictionary
habiliment — n. Dress, garment, clothes, apparel, raiment, vesture, garb, habit, costume, vestment … New dictionary of synonyms
