wearing apparel

noun

1. clothing; garments.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wearing apparel¹

First recorded in 1610–20

Example Sentences

Wearing apparel, furniture, jewelry, even legal expenses incurred in regaining her conjugal rights have been included.

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Some half-decayed pieces of cloth and portions of wearing apparel were still lying in it.

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Shortly there appeared a youngish man, constructed by nature to adorn wearing apparel.

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The plates and knives for dinner, a silver spoon or two, and their articles of wearing apparel.

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Here they found several old articles of wearing apparel and a few newspapers.

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