noun
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clothes, esp the distinctive attire of an occupation or profession
clerical garb
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style of dress; fashion
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external appearance, covering, or attire
verb
Other Word Forms
- garbless adjective
- undergarb noun
- ungarbed adjective
Etymology
Origin of garb
1585–95; < Middle French garbe graceful outline < Old Italian garbo grace < Germanic; compare Old High German garawen, Old English gearwian to prepare, adorn ( gar 2 ), gear
Example Sentences
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A fetching lass in Regency garb and her paramour, confessing his ardor.
From Los Angeles Times
Germany’s Der Spiegel showed Europe’s leaders dressed in Nordic warrior garb and brandishing swords.
The tighter scope and folksy approach — from a score with more spare acoustic guitar than sweeping orchestral numbers and an abundance of drab peasant rags over plush regal garb — is refreshing, at first.
From Los Angeles Times
She said it was surreal to watch her former leader escorted into court in prison garb by US marshals.
From BBC
"And, you know, I got to offend somebody from Scotland the second they walked in with my English shirt," he jokes, referencing my barely disguised displeasure at his choice of interview garb.
From BBC
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