English Explanatory Dictionary

apparel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Clothing.
  2. Aspect, guise, form.
  3. A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.
  4. Furniture of a ship, such as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc.
verb
  1. To dress or clothe; to attire.
  2. To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.
  3. To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental

Pronunciation

En-us-apparel.ogg /əˈpæɹəl/ /əˈpæ.ɹəl/ /əˈpɛ.ɹəl/

Word forms

apparel apparels appareling apparelling appareled apparelled

Etymology

From Old French apareillier. Doublet of parrel.

Synonyms

dight don put on ornament kit out adorn

Derived words

intimate apparel wearing apparel apparelment disapparel reapparel unapparel unappareled
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