garb
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind: in the garb of a monk.
wearing apparel; clothes.
outward appearance or form.
to dress; clothe.
Origin of garb
1Other words for garb
Other words from garb
- garbless, adjective
- un·der·garb, noun
- un·garbed, adjective
Words Nearby garb
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How to use garb in a sentence
A quick fix for our times are hoodies tricked out to resemble the garb of lords, ladies and heraldry-specific monarchs.
As Renaissance festivals reopen, here’s how to make the merrie most of them | John Bordsen | June 24, 2021 | Washington PostOne post described a group of young men in “military garb” forcing their way through a barricade, breaking a window and storming into the building, damaging furniture on the way in, according to a statement of facts.
‘Gary walked right through’: Woman’s Facebook posts allegedly placed husband in Capitol riot | Derek Hawkins | May 5, 2021 | Washington PostIf our only concern was nature’s well-being, I’m afraid to tell you that our best behavior would be to stay far away from nature and not buy the gasoline, pickup trucks, polyester garb, and plastic rafts that must be manufactured for us to enjoy it.
Rather than be clad in their leafy garb, distant trees still seemed cloaked in a pale haze of tentative new buds.
Our Friday had that summertime feel; highs were in the 80s | Martin Weil | March 27, 2021 | Washington PostSo Aoki purchased a surgical robe, mask, and gloves and began showing up to homes dressed in full medical garb.
Religious leaders were there, Logan said, but not all of them were dressed in typical preacher garb.
The Baptism of Michael Brown Sr. and Ferguson’s Baptism by Fire | Justin Glawe | November 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne depicts a procession of figures wearing both Mayan and Spanish garb, some holding what appear to be human hearts.
7 Historically Significant Artifacts Rescued by Happenstance | The Daily Beast | October 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere were men dressed in colonial garb complete with knee-breeches and powdered wigs.
Their militarized garb reflected the atmosphere: West Florissant is a war zone.
On the streets of Cairo pictures of Sisi in full military garb are plastered on billboards and hang from lampposts.
Egypt Prepares to Anoint a Dictator and Call it an Election | Jesse Rosenfeld | May 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLooking through this hole, the king perceived an old man weeping, a man in mourning garb singing, and a nun or widow dancing.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeHe did not have to wait very long until a man in the garb of a telegraph messenger came up the street.
Their garb, their gestures, their salutations, had a wild and barbarous character.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayMy attention was now directed to three who were among the worthiest, adorned with crowns, and in the silken garb of archangels.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandHe was dressed in khaki—a garb much affected by transcontinental automobile tourists.
Mystery Ranch | Arthur Chapman
British Dictionary definitions for garb
/ (ɡɑːb) /
clothes, esp the distinctive attire of an occupation or profession: clerical garb
style of dress; fashion
external appearance, covering, or attire
(tr) to clothe or cover; attire
Origin of garb
1Derived forms of garb
- garbless, adjective
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