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habiliments

[huh-bil-uh-muhnt] Origin

ha·bil·i·ment

[huh-bil-uh-muhnt]
noun
1.
Usually, habiliments.
a.
clothes or clothing.
b.
clothes as worn in a particular profession, way of life, etc.
2.
habiliments, accouterments or trappings.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English (h)abylement < Middle French habillement, equivalent to habill(er), abill(ier) to trim a log, hence, dress, prepare (< Vulgar Latin *adbiliare; see a-5, billet2) + -ment -ment

ha·bil·i·men·tal [huh-bil-uh-men-tl] , ha·bil·i·men·ta·ry, adjective
ha·bil·i·ment·ed, adjective
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Habiliments is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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Word Origin & History

habiliment
1422, "munitions, weapons," from M.Fr. habillement, from abiller "prepare or fit out," probably from habile "fit, suitable" (see able). Alternative etymology makes the M.Fr. verb originally mean "reduce a tree by stripping off the branches," from a- "to" + bille "stick of
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wood." Sense of "clothing, dress" developed 1470, by association with habit (q.v.).
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