garment

[gahr-muhnt]

noun

1. any article of clothing.

   dresses, suits, and other garments.

   Synonyms: costume, dress, garb, apparel, attire

2. an outer covering or outward appearance.

verb (used with object)

1. to clothe, dress, or cover.

garment

/ ˈɡɑːmənt /

noun

1. (often plural) an article of clothing

2. outer covering

verb

1. (tr; usually passive) to cover or clothe

Other Word Forms

• garmentless adjective
• regarment verb (used with object)
• ungarmented adjective
• well-garmented adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of garment¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of garment¹

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

Example Sentences

Then, by chance, his wife wore a Victoria Beckham dress to date night; stunned by the quality of the garment, he changed his mind.

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He said the closing of clothing plants in the nation’s northeast would worsen economic desperation because each garment job supports several family members.

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She realised it was a "complete scam" when the garment arrived weeks later looking nothing like the elegant dress on the website and made of an "awful material".

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At Shona EPZ, a garment factory in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, the tension is inescapable.

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The line is supposed to be a little funny, a wink at the fashion industry’s love of effusive word salad descriptions that are only conveyed in the actual garments about half the time.

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Related Words

• apparel 
• costume 
• dress 
• robe