- garment
- garment c.1400, variant of garnement (early 14c.), from O.Fr. garnement "garment, attire, clothes," from garnir "fit out, provide, adorn" (see GARNISH (Cf. garnish)).
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Garment — Gar ment, n. [OE. garnement, OF. garnement, garniment, fr. garnir to garnish. See {Garnish}.] Any article of clothing, as a coat, a gown, etc. [1913 Webster] No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto old garment. Matt. ix. 16. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
garment — [gär′mənt] n. [ME, contr. < OFr garnement < garnir: see GARNISH] 1. a) any article of clothing b) [pl.] clothes; costume 2. a covering vt. to cover with, or as with, a garment; clothe … English World dictionary
garment — [n] article of clothing apparel, array, attire, costume, covering, drapes*, dress, duds*, feathers*, garb, gear, get up*, habiliment, habit, outfit, raiment, robe, things*, threads*, togs*, uniform, vestments, wear, weeds*; concept 451 … New thesaurus
garment — ► NOUN ▪ an item of clothing. ORIGIN Old French garnement equipment , from garnir (see GARNISH(Cf. ↑garnish)) … English terms dictionary
garment — 01. The King was dressed in [garments] of the finest materials, and a golden crown was upon his head. 02. Hazel has a job fitting [garments] for actors in a local theater production. 03. When testing a patient s blood pressure, [garments] worn… … Grammatical examples in English
garment — gar|ment [ˈga:mənt US ˈga:r ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: garnement equipment , from garnir; GARNISH2] formal a piece of clothing ▪ She pulled the garment on and zipped it up. garment industry/factory/district etc ▪ She works in the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
garment */*/ — UK [ˈɡɑː(r)mənt] / US [ˈɡɑrmənt] noun [countable] Word forms garment : singular garment plural garments formal a piece of clothing. This word is used especially when talking about the production and sale of clothes waterproof outer garments The… … English dictionary
garment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ outer ▪ finished ▪ foundation ▪ heavy ▪ knitted, silk, woollen/woolen … Collocations dictionary
Garment — invitation to visit: Garment seamy anile seward icon do ; Garment the garden, Maud, I mirrored the gaiter loan (Tennyson) … Dictionary of Australian slang
garment — Australian Slang invitation to visit: Garment seamy anile seward icon do ; Garment the garden, Maud, I mirrored the gaiter loan (Tennyson) … English dialects glossary
