English Explanatory Dictionary

garment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A single article of clothing.
  2. The visible exterior in which a thing is invested or embodied.
  3. Ellipsis of temple garment.
verb
  1. To clothe in a garment.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɑː.mənt/ /ˈɡɑɹ.mənt/ en-garment.oga

Word forms

garment garments garmenting garmented

Etymology

From Middle English garment, garement, garnement, from Old French garnement, guarnement, from Old French garnir, guarnir (“to protect, fortify, clothe, garnish, adorn”), from Frankish *warnijan (“to ward off, refuse, deny”). More at English garnish.

Related words

garnish garrison

Derived words

constant-wear garment foundation garment garment bag garment district garmentless garmentmaker garmentmaking garmento garmenture garmentworker kiss the hem of someone's garment lower garment nethergarment outer garment outgarment overgarment rend one's garments touch the hem of someone's garment undergarment ungarment upper garment
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