raiment

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And can we not dress him instead in Raiment of Silk, and teach him to dance the Minuet—and, the dance over, bid him bow and be GONE?

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

Raiment and food enough for me from the King of fair fame, And I to be sitting for a while praying God in every place.

From Ancient Irish Poetry by Various

Little by little the proper balance between the Four Great Powers of human necessity,—Food, Drink, Raiment and Housing, so long disturbed by this habit, is being restored. 

From A Walk from London to John O'Groat's by Burritt, Elihu

Hence such Buildings, Furniture, Food, and Raiment, as best answer our Necessities, and are the least likely to feed that selfish Spirit which is our Enemy, are the most acceptable to us.

From John Woolman's Journal by Woolman, John

Raiment, whether of fabric or skin, has its value, and custom has always given the garments of the condemned to the soldiers guarding them.

From The Lost Continent by Hyne, Charles John Cutcliffe Wright