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Originally appearing in Volume V12, Page 787 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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HABIT (through the French from
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Lat. habitus, from habere, to have, hold, or, in a reflective sense, to be in a certain condition; in many of the
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English senses the French use habitude, not habit)
  , condition of
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body or mind, especially one that has become permanent or settled by custom or persistent repetition, hence custom, usage . In botany and zoology the
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term is used both in the above sense of instinctive
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action of animals and tendenciesof
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plants, and also of the manner of growth or
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external appearance of a plant or animal . From the use of the word for external appearances comes its use for fashion in dress, and hence as a term for a lady's
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riding dress and for the particular form of garment adopted by the members of a religious order, like " cowl " applied as the mark of a monk or nun .

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