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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ha•bil•i•ment (hə bil′ə mənt),USA pronunciation n. - Usually, habiliments.
- clothes or clothing.
- clothes as worn in a particular profession, way of life, etc.
- habiliments, accouterments or trappings.
- Vulgar Latin *adbiliare; see a-5, billet2) + -ment -ment
- Middle French habillement, equivalent. to habill(er), abill(ier) to trim a log, hence, dress, prepare (
- 1375–1425; late Middle English (h)abylement
ha•bil•i•men•tal (hə bil′ə men′tl),USA pronunciation ha•bil′i•men′ta•ry, adj. ha•bil′i•ment′ed, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: habiliment /həˈbɪlɪmənt/ n - (often plural) dress or attire
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French habillement, from habiller to dress, from bille log; see billet² |