A piece of clothing or garment; articles of dress or adornment.
From Old French habillement, from habiller (to dress), from habile (apt, suitable). The word entered English in the 16th century as a formal term for clothing and garments.
Shakespeare and other Renaissance writers used 'habiliments' to describe costumes and clothing with an air of formality—it's the fancy way to say 'outfit.' In theater, 'stage habiliments' still means costumes, giving the word an aristocratic flair that regular 'clothes' doesn't have.
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