Noun

(en noun)

(archaic, or, literary) Clothing, garments, dress, material.

* William Shakespeare, Sonnet XXII, 5,6.

''For all that beauty that doth cover thee

Is but the seemly raiment of my heart

* {{quote-book

, year = 1866 , first = Algernon , last = Swinburne , authorlink = Algernon Swinburne , title = Aholibah , section = lines 11-12 , passage = Strange raiment clad thee like a bride,
With silk to wear on hands and feet }}

* {{quote-web

, date = 2006-12-24 , title = The Courtier's Reply , first = PZ , last = Myers , authorlink = PZ Myers , site = , url = http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2006/12/the_courtiers_reply.php , accessdate = 2011-10-30 , passage = We have entire schools dedicated to writing learned treatises on the beauty of the Emperor's raiment, and every major newspaper runs a section dedicated to imperial fashion... }}

Noun

(en noun)

A loose, flowing upper garment.

A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown.

The official robe of certain professional men and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.

# The dress of civil officers, as opposed to military officers.

(by metonymy) The university community.

In the perennial town versus gown battles, townies win some violent battles, but the collegians are winning the war.

A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.

Any sort of dress or garb.

The robe worn by a surgeon.