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Word of the Day – Habiliment

By January 19, 2025Word of the Day

Habiliment (noun)

ha-bil-i-ment

Clothes or clothing

First recorded between 1375–1425 to mean “weapons and armor.” Combines Old French (h)abiller, meaning “to dress,” + -ment. Unrelated etymologically to habit (for a nun).

Example sentences

“Her coworkers complimented her winter habiliment, a chunky knit sweater in rainbow colours.”

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