habillement
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /a.bij.mɑ̃/
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Noun
habillement m (plural habillements)
Descendants
- → Italian: abbigliamento
- → Romagnol: abigliamént
- → Sicilian: abbigghiamentu
Further reading
- “habillement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Etymology 1
Adverb
habillement
- skilfully; adroitly
- 1532, François Rabelais, Pantagruel:
- Comment Epistemon qui avoit la teste tranchée, fut guery habillement par Panurge.
- How Epistemon who had his head cut off was adroitly cured by Panurge
Descendants
- French: habilement
Etymology 2
habiller (“to dress, to clothe”) + -ment
Noun
habillement m (plural habillemens)