garment

[gahr-muh nt]

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noun

any article of clothing: dresses, suits, and other garments.
an outer covering or outward appearance.

verb (used with object)

to clothe, dress, or cover.

Origin of garment

1300–50; Middle English garnement < Old French garniment, equivalent to garni(r) to garnish + -ment -ment

Related formsgar·ment·less, adjectivere·gar·ment, verb (used with object)un·gar·ment·ed, adjectivewell-gar·ment·ed, adjective

Synonyms

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1. attire, apparel, garb, dress, costume.

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Examples from the Web for garment

Contemporary Examples

“Five of them would attend a show and each one would memorize a certain part of a garment,” said Elia.
The Big Business of Fashion Counterfeits
Lizzie Crocker
December 24, 2014
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 Days
The Daily Beast
April 10, 2014
Music, too, can dismantle me—for instance, this morning: Sam Cooke singing “Touch the Hem of His Garment.”
How I Write: Scott Spencer
Noah Charney
March 13, 2014
She was left with four boys and no income, so she got a job in the Garment District.
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview
Alex Belth
February 16, 2014
It can take two months to work on and manipulate a single dress into the garment she wants.
The New Queens of Haute Couture
Sarah Moroz
January 27, 2014

Historical Examples

The edge of the garment was curiously wrought with golden palm leaves.
Philothea
Lydia Maria Child
The garment is tubular and unprovided with hinges at the points of flexion.
The Devil's Dictionary
Ambrose 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 Anew
Josephine Preston Peabody
The meanings are in those forms already, else they could be no garment of unveiling.
A Dish Of Orts
George MacDonald
Simple truth was its crown, and grace was the garment of it.
Heather and Snow
George MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for garment

garment

noun

(often plural) an article of clothing
outer covering

verb

(tr; usually passive) to cover or clothe

Derived Formsgarmentless, adjective

Word Origin

C14: from Old French garniment, from garnir to equip; see garnish

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Word Origin and History for garment

n.

c.1400, variant of garnement (early 14c.), from Old French garnement "garment, attire, clothes," from garnir "fit out, provide, adorn" (see garnish).

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for garment

Contemporary Examples

“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.

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

The edge of the garment was curiously wrought with golden palm leaves.

The garment is tubular and unprovided with hinges at the points of flexion.

But they were like spinners for some Power that said of life, as of a garment, Thus it must be.

The meanings are in those forms already, else they could be no garment of unveiling.

Simple truth was its crown, and grace was the garment of it.

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for garment

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