noun
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(often plural) an article of clothing
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outer covering
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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regarmentverb (used with object)
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garmentlessadjective
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ungarmentedadjective
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well-garmentedadjective
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Etymology
Origin of garment
1300–50; Middle English garnement < Old French garniment, equivalent to garni ( r ) to garnish + -ment -ment
Explanation
A garment is a piece of clothing. The area of New York City where clothes are manufactured is known as the Garment District. Derived from the French word for "equipment," garment is a somewhat generic term you can use when the specific kind of clothing you're describing is not the point. A dress, for example, is a dress, and pants are pants. They are not the same thing, unless you refer to them both as garments, in which case they are the same thing.
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Monowara, 35, a garment worker in Gazipur, said large numbers of police officers were still patrolling the area.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
At least 29 protesters were arrested as of Monday, according to Dhaka police Deputy Commissioner Mohidul Islam, who said that those who created an "unstable environment in the garment factories" would come under the law.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Hundreds of garment factories in Bangladesh have been forced to closed after days-long protests by workers demanding higher wages.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The expansion of garment manufacturing helped transform the South Asian nation of around 170 million people from a predominantly agricultural economy into a major global manufacturing hub.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
There's a tearing sound, and then a gasp as my garment is torn in half.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
Bangladesh's textile industry employs around four million workers and manufactures garments for major global brands including H&M, Primark and Uniqlo.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Bangladesh's main manufacturer associations for garments and knitwear warned that "prolonged unrest could disrupt production, delay export shipments and affect Bangladesh's commitments to international buyers", the state-run BSS news agency said on Monday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
One group was given compression garments; the other group was given a placebo tablet that they were told was equally as effective as compression.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
She pulled out her phone to show me some of her work, which included garments she’d fashioned out of Trader Joe’s tote bags.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
Mitraillette’s pullover does fit, and I have a many-times patched over wool jacket that once belonged to her brother, but the combination of these warm outer garments and the dowdy frock looks dead weird.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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