apparel
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apparel
- /əˈpæɹəl/
- /əˈpæ.ɹəl/ US
- /əˈpɛ.ɹəl/ US
Where it comes from
From Old French apareillier. Doublet of parrel.
noun apparels
- Clothing. fresh in his new apparel, proud and young
- Aspect, guise, form. At public devotions, her winning modesty, her resigned carriage, made virtue and religion appear with new ornaments, and in the natural apparel of simplicity and beauty.
- A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.
- Furniture of a ship, such as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc. And if there is need of any thing, such as ship's apparel or other necessaries, and the merchants desire to purchase them, they may do so, and when the voyage is concluded, the merchants may claim for themselves the things which they have bought for the ship or vessel
verb apparels · appareling · apparelling · appareled · apparelled
- To dress or clothe; to attire. They which are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts.
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To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.
ships appareled to fight
Similar: kit out
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To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental
trees appareled with flowers
Similar: adorn
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: clothes, garment, vesture, raiment, tog, dress, clothing, clothe, garb, wear, enclothe, fit out, habilitate, wearing apparel, robe, outerwear
Translations
Every language
noun clothing
| Español | atavío, ropa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 의복 uibok, 의류 uiryu, 복장 bokjang |
| 中文 | 服饰 fúshì |
| हिन्दी | परिधान paridhān |
| Português | vestimenta |
| Français | vêtements |
| Italiano | abbigliamento |
| Русский | оде́жда odéžda |
| العربية | مَلَابِس malābis, أَلْبِسَة ʔalbisa |
| עברית | ביגוד bigúd |
verb to dress or clothe
| 한국어 | 입히다 iphida |
|---|---|
| Português | vestir |
| Русский | одева́ть odevátʹ, оде́ть odétʹ, наряжа́ть narjažátʹ, наряди́ть narjadítʹ |
| עברית | הלביש hilbísh |
verb to deck
| 한국어 | 꾸미다 kkumida |
|---|---|
| Русский | наряжат́ь narjažat́ʹ, наряди́ть narjadítʹ, украша́ть ukrašátʹ, укра́сить ukrásitʹ |
| עברית | עיטר itér |
verb to furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out
| 한국어 | 장비하다 jangbihada |
|---|---|
| Русский | снаряжа́ть snarjažátʹ, снаряди́ть snarjadítʹ |
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title = {apparel},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apparel},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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