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apparel

Pronunciation: /əˈpæɹəl/

The English word “apparel” has 7 meanings listed here.

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

Etymology

From Old French apareillier. Doublet of parrel.

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