dress, apparel; (more frequently:) disguise, (assumed) appearance Ja.i.146 (pakati˚ usual dress), Ja.i.230 (āyuttaka˚); Ja.iii.418 (andha˚) Mil.12; Dhp-a.ii.4; Pv-a.62, Pv-a.93 (ummattaka˚), Pv-a.161 (tunnavāya˚); Sdhp.384; purisa˚ (of women) DN-a.i.147.

cp. Sk. veṣa, fr. viṣ to be active