habiliments
Usage examples for habiliments:
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Jacob had never yet seen the Parliamentary troops, for they had not during the war been sent into that part of the country, but their iron skull- caps, their buff accoutrements, and dark habiliments assured him that such these must be; so very different were they from the gaily- equipped Cavalier cavalry commanded by Prince Rupert.
"The Children of the New Forest" – Captain Marryat -
I involuntarily started back at being thus transported, as it were, into the days of chivalry, but as soon as my first surprise had passed away and allowed time for a little reflection, I observed that my Knights were made of wood and intended to show off the habiliments of the different orders.
"The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope v. I." – A. M. W. Stirling (compiler) -
It was the practice of some of this class to knock at the doors of those thought to be better off, on the evening before, begging " something for Thanksgiving;" and, by way of a joke, the children of comfortable neighbors and friends would often array themselves in cast- off bizarre habiliments and come in bands of three or four to the houses of those whom they knew, preferring the same request.
"Old New England Traits" – Anonymous