to raiment
- verb
- /ˈreɪmənt/
- Archaic
- In the old tales, the queen raimented her daughter in garments of silk and gold.
Examples
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The servants raimented the guests before the royal feast began.
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He raiments himself in fine robes for every ceremonial occasion.
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She raiment her daughter in beautiful dresses for the ball.
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Do you raiment the guests for the feast?
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In the story, the wizard raiments the young hero in armor before the battle.
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The ancient text describes how the nobleman raimented his loyal knight in the finest clothes.
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Before the grand event, she raimented her children in elegant attire that sparkled in the light.
Synonyms
To put clothes on yourself or someone else
To put clothes on someone or cover their body with clothes
To dress someone in a long loose garment for a ceremony
To put a long formal robe on someone for a ceremony
To dress someone in clothes of a special type
To put a special robe on someone during a ceremony
To put clothes on someone
To put on special religious or ceremonial clothes
To give a person or place the supplies needed for a specific purpose
To put clothes on a person or thing
To put clothes on someone, often in a special way for warmth
To cover with clothes, for example a cloak
Dress someone or something in special clothes and decorations
To dress people or things in silks and jewelry
How Dressed
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb raiment is an old, now rare way to say 'to dress' or 'to clothe' someone. So if a story says someone 'raimented' another, it simply means they dressed them in special clothes.