apparel

apparel
/euh par"euhl/, n., v., appareled, appareling or (esp. Brit.) apparelled, apparelling.
n.
1. clothing, esp. outerwear; garments; attire; raiment.
2. anything that decorates or covers.
3. superficial appearance; aspect; guise.
4. Naut. the masts, sails, anchor, etc., used to equip a vessel.
5. Eccles. a piece of embroidery, usually oblong, on certain vestments, esp. on the alb or amice.
v.t.
6. to dress or clothe.
7. to adorn; ornament.
8. Naut. to equip (a vessel) with apparel.
[1200-50; ME appareillen < OF apareillier to make fit, fit out < VL *appariculare, equiv. to ap- AP-1 + *paricul(us) a fit (see PAR, -CULE1) + -a- thematic vowel + -re inf. suffix]
Syn. 1. clothes, dress, garb, costume, habiliments, vesture. 6. outfit, array, deck out.

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  • apparel — [ə per′əl, əpar′əl] n. [ME appareil < OFr apareil < VL * appariculum, equipment < * appariculare, to clothe < L apparare: see APPARATUS] 1. clothing; garments; attire 2. anything that clothes or adorns [the white apparel of winter] 3 …   English World dictionary

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  • apparel — ► NOUN formal ▪ clothing. ► VERB (apparelled, apparelling; US appareled, appareling) archaic ▪ clothe. ORIGIN Old French apareillier, from Latin ad to + par equal …   English terms dictionary

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