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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries衣装
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ishō
"舞踏会の参加者たちは美しい衣装を身にまとっていた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
Clothing, garments, or attire, especially of a fine or decorative nature.
"The royal guests arrived dressed in the most splendid and colorful raiment."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'raiment' originated in the late Middle English period as an aphetic shortening of the Old French word 'arayement', derived from 'arayer' meaning 'to array'. It entered the English language in the 15th century to denote clothing, garments, or attire, often carrying a slightly archaic or poetic literary tone.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Raiment" is said worldwide
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vêtement
Transliteration: vêtement
"Elle portait un vêtement magnifique pour la cérémonie."
Gewand
Transliteration: Gewand
"Der König trug ein prunkvolles Gewand."
vestimento
Transliteration: vestimento
"Indossava un prezioso vestimento di seta."
vestimenta
Transliteration: vestimenta
"Los peregrinos llevaban una sencilla vestimenta."
vestimenta
Transliteration: vestimenta
"Ele estava vestido com uma bela vestimenta."
वस्त्र
Transliteration: vastra
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उत्सव के दौरान सभी ने सुंदर वस्त्र पहने थे।"
衣饰
Transliteration: yī shì
Script: 中文汉字
"王后身穿华丽的衣饰出席宴会。"
의복
Transliteration: uibok
Script: 한국어 한글
"그들은 화려한 의복을 차려입고 행사장에 나타났다."
衣装
Transliteration: ishō
Script: 日本語
"舞踏会の参加者たちは美しい衣装を身にまとっていた。"
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