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Synonyms
apparel, attire, clobber [British slang], clothes, clothing, costumery, dress, duds, garments, gear, habiliment(s), habit [archaic], rags, rig, rigging, threads, toggery, togs, vestiary, vestments, vesture, wear, wearables, weeds
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Thousands of miles to the south, Inca rulers controlled as many as 37 million people, enriched by such abundance that the nobility clothed themselves in gilded raiments and decorated their homes with gold and silver ornaments. — Tom Gjelten, Washington Post, "In Latin America, colonialismâs violent, seemingly inescapable legacy," 23 Aug. 2019 Two of the giants on display, topped with gold crowns and clad in flowing red and deep green raiment, are region-specific. — Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, "For Hundreds of Years, Papier-MĂąchĂ© Has Lent a Surreal Face to Catalan Culture," 3 July 2018 Floral Headpiece, who noticed an unusual amount of red raiment adorning the female guests, quickly took credit for it all. — The Masked Observer, AL.com, "The Masked Observer discovers a lot of Eastern Shore energy with the Pierrettes," 31 Jan. 2018 The cabin at 11720 W. Howard Ave. was long ago enveloped in 20th century raiment. — Jane Ford-stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Greenfield finding log cabins covered over by modern siding," 31 Oct. 2017 The play is about history and war and catastrophe and love, domestic and otherwise, in its glittering raiments. — Cynthia Zarin, The New Yorker, "Thornton Wilderâs Optimistic Catastrophe: âThe Skin of Our Teethâ," 12 Mar. 2017 The group, now with a wealthy and aristocratic membership of elite Catholics who parade in ornate raiment, has more recently specialized in aiding refugees and the poor in more than 100 countries. — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, "Ten Centuries Later, a Pope and Knights Do Battle," 28 Jan. 2017 This traditional holiday treat returns â for the 38th straight year â from Nov. 24 through Dec. 24 with Hal Landon Jr. donning his Scrooge raiment for the 38th time and John-David Keller directing, also for the 38th year. — Tom Titus, Daily Pilot, "On Theater: Variety will spice South Coast Repertory's new season," 15 June 2017 The Young Pope, a traditionalist who, like Benedict XVI, clearly thinks the rich history of the church is reflected in its ornate raiment, really does it up in Episode 5. — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, "You May Be âThe Young Pope,â but Youâre No Francis," 13 Feb. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'raiment.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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