apparel

  • 21apparel — n 1. clothing, clothes, attire, wear, wearing apparel; raiment, garments, vestments, habiliments, Inf. gear, Inf. toggery, Inf. togs, Inf. duds, Sl. threads, Sl. rags; wardrobe, array, accouterments; livery, uniform, regalia; investment,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 22apparel — ap•par•el [[t]əˈpær əl[/t]] n. v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling. 1) clo clothing, esp. outerwear; garments 2) something that decorates or covers: woods in the white apparel of winter[/ex] 3) superficial appearance; guise 4) naut. navig …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23apparel — See wearing apparel …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 24apparel — [13] Apparel has the same source as apparatus, and originally it had the same meaning, too: until as late as the start of the 18th century, it was used for ‘equipment needed for performing a particular function’. But the sense ‘clothing’ is of… …

    Word origins

  • 25Apparel designer —    The title and function of a person employed by an apparel manufacturer who is responsible for studying the needs of specific customer segments (via market research), analyzing appropriate fashion trends, creating design concepts and sketches,… …

    Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry

  • 26apparel — 1. noun /əˈpærəl,ʌˈpɛɹ.əl/ clothing 2. verb /əˈpærəl,ʌˈpɛɹ.əl/ a) To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out …

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  • 27apparel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See clothing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. clothes, attire, garments; see clothes . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. clothing, attire, garments, dress, outfit, garb, costume, accoutrement, raiment, *duds …

    English dictionary for students

  • 28apparel —  apparition. appellant, appellate …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 29apparel — ap·par·el || É™ pærÉ™l n. clothing, garments; garb v. dress; ornament, adorn …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 30apparel — [ə parəl] noun 1》 formal clothing. 2》 (apparels) embroidered ornamentation on ecclesiastical vestments. verb (apparels, apparelling, apparelled; US apparels, appareling, appareled) …

    English new terms dictionary