वस्त्रम् [वस्-ष्ट्रन् Uṇ.4.172] 1 A garment, cloth, clothes, raiment; स्नातस्यानन्तरं सम्यग् वस्त्रेण तनुमार्जनम् । कान्ति- प्रदं शरीरस्य कण्डूयादोषनाशनम् ॥ कौषेयं चित्रवस्त्रं च रक्तवस्त्रं तथैव च । वातश्लेष्महरं तत्तु शीतकाले विधारयेत् ॥ मेध्यं सुशीतं पित्तघ्नं काषायं वस्त्रमुच्यते । तद्धारयेदुष्णकाले तच्चापि लघु शस्यते ॥ शुक्लं तु शुभदं वस्त्रं शीतातपनिवारणम् । न चोष्णं न च वा शीतं तत्तु वर्षासु धारयेत् ॥ Bhāva., P. -2 Dress, apparel. -3 A leaf of the cinnamon tree. -Comp. -अगारः, -रम्, -गृहम् a tent. -अञ्चलः, अन्तः the hem of a garment. -आगारम् 1 a clothier's shop. -2 a tent. -आधारकः a layer of cloth (placed underneath); Suśr. -उत्कर्षणम् the act of taking off clothes. -कुट्टिमम् 1 a tent. -2 an umbrella. -ग्रन्थिः the knot of the lower garment (which fastens it near the navel); cf. नीवि. -घर्घरी a cloth for straining, sieve. -धारणी a thing to hang clothes upon. -धाविन् a. washing clothes. -निर्णेजकः a washerman. -परिधानम् putting on garments, dressing. -पुत्रिका a doll, puppet. -पूत a. filtered through a cloth; वस्त्रपूतं पिवेज्जलम् Ms.6. 46. -पेशी a fringe. -भेदकः, -भेदिन् m. a tailor. -योनिः the material of cloth (as cotton). -रजकम्, -रञ्जनम् safflower. -विलासः foppery in dress. -वेशः, -वेश्मन् a tent. -वेष्टित a. well-clad.
n. dress, garment; cloth: -knop am, abs. wetting the clothes; -dasâ, f. hem of a garment; -dhâvin, a. washing clothes; -pûta, pp. strained through a cloth; -petâ, f. clothes-basket; -mukhya, a.having clothes as the chief thing (adornment); -vat, a. having a fine garment, beautifully dressed; -veshtita, pp. enveloped in clothes, well clad.
noun (masculine neuter) cloth (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
clothes (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
cover (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
dress (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
garment (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
raiment (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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