† enduementn.
Obsolete.
The action of enduing; concrete that with which one is endued.
a. That which is put on or worn; a covering. rare.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > [noun] > garment or article of
raileOE
i-wedeOE
reafOE
shroudc1000
weedOE
back-cloth?c1225
hatter?c1225
clouta1300
coverturec1300
garment1340
vesturec1384
clothc1385
vestmentc1386
jeryne?a1400
clothinga1425
gilla1438
raiment1440
haterella1450
vestimenta1500
indumenta1513
paitclaith1550
casceis1578
attire1587
amice1600
implements1601
cladment1647
enduement1650
vest1655
body garment1688
wearable1711
sledo1719
rag1855
number1894
opaque1903
daytimer1936
1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis xxi. 229 Shoes or any other enduements of the Feet are besides Nature.
b. figurative. A qualification, accomplishment, adornment.
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the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > ability or talent > a talent or special ability
gifta1300
dowerc1375
dowryc1440
faculty1490
indument1527
dote1546
furniture1561
vein1568
talent1602
acquirement1607
enduement1609
endowmentc1610
genius1611
congruity1659
feeling1808
feel1891
the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > acquired skill > an accomplishment
quality1584
accomplishment1586
sufficiency1590
complement1592
virtuea1600
enduement1609
preparationa1616
completion1662
qualification1699
accompliment1705
1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xv. viii. 45 They had..perused the old bookes, the reading whereof declareth by bodily signes the physiognomie or inward induements of the mind.
1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 29 They..prostitute every induement of grace, every holy thing to sale.
c1674 Scotl. Grievances under Lauderdale 1 Our great perswasions of his singular enduements..were the only measures of our concessions.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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