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Webster 1913 Edition
Apparel
Ap-par′el
,Noun.
[OE.
apparel
, apareil
, OF. apareil
, appareil
, preparation, provision, furniture, OF. apareiller
to match, prepare, F. appareiller
; OF. a
(L. ad
) + pareil
like, similar, fr. LL. pariculus
, dim. of L. par
equal. See Pair
.] 1.
External clothing; vesture; garments; dress; garb; external habiliments or array.
Fresh in his new
apparel
, proud and young. Denham.
At public devotion his resigned carriage made religion appear in the natural
apparel
of simplicity. Tatler.
2.
A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.
3.
(Naut.)
The furniture of a ship, as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc.
Syn. – Dress; clothing; vesture; garments; raiment; garb; costume; attire; habiliments.
Ap-par′el
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Appareled
, or Apparelled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Appareling
, or Apparelling
.] [OF.
apareiller
.] 1.
To make or get (something) ready; to prepare.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
2.
To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.
Ships . . .
appareled
to fight. Hayward.
3.
To dress or clothe; to attire.
They which are gorgeously
appareled
, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts. Luke vii. 25.
4.
To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental; to deck; to embellish;
as, trees
. appareled
with flowers, or a garden with verdureAppareled
in celestial light. Wordsworth.
Webster 1828 Edition
Apparel
APPAR'EL
,Noun.
1.
Clothing; vesture; garments; dress.2.
External habiliments or decorations; appearance; as, religion appears in the natural apparel of simplicity.Glorious in apparel. Is. 63.
3.
The furniture of a ship, as sails, rigging, anchors, &c.APPAR'EL
,Verb.
T.
1.
To dress or clothe.They who are gorgeously appareled are in kings court.
Luke 7.
2.
To adorn with dress.She did apparel her apparel.
3.
To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental; to cover, as with garments; as, trees appareled with flowers; or a garden with verdure.4.
To furnish with external apparatus; as ships appareled for sea.Definition 2024
apparel
apparel
English
Noun
apparel (countable and uncountable, plural apparels)
- Clothing.
- Denham
- fresh in his new apparel, proud and young
- Tatler
- At public devotion his resigned carriage made religion appear in the natural apparel of simplicity.
- Denham
- A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.
- (nautical) The furniture of a ship, such as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:clothing
Translations
clothing
Verb
apparel (third-person singular simple present apparels, present participle appareling or apparelling, simple past and past participle appareled or apparelled)
- (transitive) To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.
- Ships . . . appareled to fight. --Hayward.
- (transitive) To dress or clothe; to attire.
- They which are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts. --Luke vii. 25.
- (transitive) To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental; to deck; to embellish; as, trees appareled with flowers, or a garden with verdure.
Translations
to furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out
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to dress or clothe
to deck