garment

[ gahr-muhnt ]

/ ˈgɑr mənt /

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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.

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Origin of garment

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

SYNONYMS FOR garment

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

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

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Examples from the Web for garment

“Five of them would attend a show and each one would memorize a certain part of a garment,” said Elia.
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John worked in the Garment District selling a successful line of washed-silk sportswear called Go Silk.
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Music, too, can dismantle me—for instance, this morning: Sam Cooke singing “Touch the Hem of His Garment.”
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She was left with four boys and no income, so she got a job in the Garment District.
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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|DAILY BEAST
The chrisom was the linen cloth, or garment, which the priest put on the recently baptized child.
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Religion is not only a Sunday garment, but a living force that shows itself in every department of life.
The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church|G. H. Gerberding
This Queen would, every day in Lent, walk from her palace to this church barefoot, and wearing a garment of hair.
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He wore a leather apron, so long and so large that it seemed to be his only garment.
Nobody's Girl|Hector Malot
I should have hesitated to buy so costly a garment for myself; but this is for the Service of the Sanctuary.
A Temporary Dead-Lock|Thomas A. Janvier

British Dictionary definitions for garment

garment

/ (ˈɡɑːmənt) /

noun

(often plural) an article of clothing

outer covering

verb

(tr; usually passive) to cover or clothe

Derived Formsgarmentless, adjective

Word Origin for garment

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

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Word Origin and History for garment

garment

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

garment

noun

verb (used with object)

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