[syn: dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Apparel \Ap*par"el\, v. 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.
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2. To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.
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Ships . . . appareled to fight. --Hayward.
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3. To dress or clothe; to attire.
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They which are gorgeously appareled, and live
delicately, are in kings' courts. --Luke vii.
25.
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4. To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something
ornamental; to deck; to embellish; as, trees appareled
with flowers, or a garden with verdure.
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Appareled in celestial light. --Wordsworth.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Apparel \Ap*par"el\, n. [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.
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Fresh in his new apparel, proud and young. --Denham.
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At public devotion his resigned carriage made
religion appear in the natural apparel of
simplicity. --Tatler.
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2. A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and
some other ecclesiastical vestments.
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3. (Naut.) The furniture of a ship, as masts, sails, rigging,
anchors, guns, etc.
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Syn: Dress; clothing; vesture; garments; raiment; garb;
costume; attire; habiliments.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
apparel
n 1: clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of
apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store";
"fastidious about his dress" [syn: apparel, wearing
apparel, dress, clothes]
v 1: provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed
and dress their child" [syn: dress, clothe, enclothe,
garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit
out, apparel] [ant: discase, disrobe, peel,
strip, strip down, uncase, unclothe, undress]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
42 Moby Thesaurus words for "apparel":
appoint, array, attire, bedizenment, clad, clothes, clothing,
costume, drapery, dress, dressing, duds, enclothe, fashion,
fatigues, feathers, fig, garb, garment, garments, gear, guise,
habiliment, habiliments, habit, investiture, investment, linen,
rags, raiment, robes, sportswear, style, things, threads, togs,
toilette, trim, vestment, vesture, wear, wearing apparel
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:
Apparel
In Old Testament times the distinction between male and female
attire was not very marked. The statute forbidding men to wear
female apparel (Deut. 22:5) referred especially to ornaments and
head-dresses. Both men and women wore (1) an under garment or
tunic, which was bound by a girdle. One who had only this tunic
on was spoken of as "naked" (1 Sam. 19:24; Job 24:10; Isa.
20:2). Those in high stations sometimes wore two tunics, the
outer being called the "upper garment" (1 Sam. 15:27; 18:4;
24:5; Job 1:20). (2.) They wore in common an over-garment
("mantle," Isa. 3:22; 1 Kings 19:13; 2 Kings 2:13), a loose and
flowing robe. The folds of this upper garment could be formed
into a lap (Ruth 3:15; Ps. 79:12; Prov. 17:23; Luke 6:38).
Generals of armies usually wore scarlet robes (Judg. 8:26; Nah.
2:3). A form of conspicuous raiment is mentioned in Luke 20:46;
comp. Matt. 23:5.
Priests alone wore trousers. Both men and women wore turbans.
Kings and nobles usually had a store of costly garments for
festive occasions (Isa. 3:22; Zech. 3:4) and for presents (Gen.
45:22; Esther 4:4; 6:8, 11; 1 Sam. 18:4; 2 Kings 5:5; 10:22).
Prophets and ascetics wore coarse garments (Isa. 20:2; Zech.
13:4; Matt. 3:4).