Re: Clothing terminology
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, February 12, 2004, 1:53 |
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On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 02:41:40PM -0500, H. S. Teoh wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 09:58:00AM -0800, Gary Shannon wrote:
> > habit
> > NOUN: ...
> > 6a. A distinctive dress or costume, especially of a
> > religious order. b. A riding habit.
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> Hmm, isn't this a bit archaic? I'd find the use of 'habit' quite odd, were
> it not for the context here.
For clothing, the word "habit" is pretty much restricted to what nuns wear
these days, but it's definitely not archaic in that sense.
-Mark