Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An ornamental part of a woman's dress; especially, the attire of the head or neck.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A woman's ornament; habiliment.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A
woman 'sornament ;habiliment .
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jinglebelljosie commented on the word biliment
R. Wilcox, Dictionary of Costume: "an elaborate but delicate headdress of the sixteenth century, usually of a lace of gold threads workd with beads, jewels, ribbons, gauze, and even sometimes a single feather
October 15, 2008