Apparel

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈpærÉ™l/
• US IPA: /ʌˈpɛɹ.É™l/

Origin

Old French appareiller.

Full definition of apparel

Noun

1. clothing
• Denhamfresh in his new apparel, proud and young
• TatlerAt public devotion his resigned carriage made religion appear in the natural apparel of simplicity.
2. A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.
3. (nautical) The furniture of a ship, such as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc.

Synonyms

Verb

1. (transitive) To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.Ships . . . appareled to fight. --Hayward.
2. (transitive) To dress or clothe; to attire.They which are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts. --Luke vii. 25.
3. (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.