garment
- any article of clothing: dresses, suits, and other garments.
- an outer covering or outward appearance.
- to clothe, dress, or cover.
Origin of garment
Synonyms for garment
See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.comRelated Words for garment
apparel, robe, dress, costume, habiliment, covering, things, habit, garb, outfit, raiment, threads, wear, attire, array, uniform, duds, gear, weeds, togsExamples from the Web for garment
Contemporary Examples of garment
“Five of them would attend a show and each one would memorize a certain part of a garment,” said Elia.
John worked in the Garment District selling a successful line of washed-silk sportswear called Go Silk.
When Downtown Was Cool: Mario Batali, Simon Doonan, Wynton Marsalis Remember the Good Old DaysThe Daily Beast
April 10, 2014
Music, too, can dismantle me—for instance, this morning: Sam Cooke singing “Touch the Hem of His Garment.”
She was left with four boys and no income, so she got a job in the Garment District.
It can take two months to work on and manipulate a single dress into the garment she wants.
Historical Examples of garment
The edge of the garment was curiously wrought with golden palm leaves.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
The garment is tubular and unprovided with hinges at the points of flexion.
The Devil's DictionaryAmbrose Bierce
But they were like spinners for some Power that said of life, as of a garment, Thus it must be.
Old Greek Folk Stories Told AnewJosephine Preston Peabody
The meanings are in those forms already, else they could be no garment of unveiling.
A Dish Of OrtsGeorge MacDonald
Simple truth was its crown, and grace was the garment of it.
Heather and SnowGeorge MacDonald
garment
- (often plural) an article of clothing
- outer covering
- (tr; usually passive) to cover or clothe
Word Origin for garment
Word Origin and History for garment
c.1400, variant of garnement (early 14c.), from Old French garnement "garment, attire, clothes," from garnir "fit out, provide, adorn" (see garnish).