indument

noun

in·​du·​ment

ˈind(y)əmənt

plural -s

1

archaic : clothing, garment, investiture

2

[New Latin indumentum, from Latin] : indumentum

Word History

Etymology

Latin indumentum garment, from induere to put on, don (from ind- —from Old Latin indu, endo in—+ -uere —as in exuere to take off) + -mentum -ment

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