rare. [f. TRAVESTY v. + -MENT.] An act of travestying; the wearing the dress of the opposite sex; a travesty.
1829. National Gaz., 17 June, 1/5. The traveller [to Vienna] finds his expectations of the characteristics of an unknown nation, exchanged for a caricature of obsolete French fashions, and a clumsy travestiment of English habits.
1832. Examiner, 373/2. Miss E. Tree is to add to the amusements of Whit-Monday by playing Romeo. Though we do not advocate travestiements, we wish her success, provided it be for one night only.
1892. Graphic, 24 Dec., 778/3. The sight of these travestiments overcame the antique Spartan simplicity of the British toilettes.
