apparel

ap·par·el  (-prl)

n.

1. Clothing, especially outer garments; attire.

2. A covering or adornment: trees with their apparel of foliage.

tr.v. ap·par·eled or ap·par·elled, ap·par·el·ing or ap·par·el·ling, ap·par·els

1. To clothe or dress.

2. To adorn or embellish.

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[Middle English appareil, from Old French apareil, preparation, from apareillier, to prepare, possibly from Vulgar Latin *appariculre, from Latin apparre; see apparatus.]

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apparel [əˈpærəl]

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) something that covers or adorns, esp outer garments or clothing

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a vessel's gear and equipment

vb -els, -elling, -elled US, -els -eling, -eled

Archaic (tr) to clothe, adorn, etc.

[from Old French apareillier to make ready, from Vulgar Latin appariculāre (unattested), from Latin apparāre, from parāre to prepare]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	apparel - clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress" clothes, wearing apparel, dress article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vesture, wear - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body workwear - heavy-duty clothes for manual or physical work
Verb	1.	apparel - provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" clothe, enclothe, garb, garment, raiment, tog, habilitate, fit out, dress prim out, prim up, prim - dress primly dress, get dressed - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" wrap up, cover - clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!" jacket - put a jacket on; "The men were jacketed" frock - put a frock on shirt - put a shirt on habit - put a habit on vesture - provide or cover with a cloak overclothe, overdress - dress too warmly; "You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot" underdress - dress without sufficient warmth; "She was underdressed for the hiking trip and suffered hypothermia" corset - dress with a corset shoe - furnish with shoes; "the children were well shoed" coat - cover or provide with a coat costume, dress up - dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins" robe, vest - clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes gown - dress in a gown change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

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apparel

noun (Old-fashioned) clothing, dress, clothes, equipment, gear (informal), habit, outfit, costume, threads (slang), array (poetic), garments, robes, trappings, attire, garb, accoutrements, vestments, raiment (archaic or poetic), schmutter (slang), habiliments Women's apparel is offered in petite, regular and tall sizes.

Translations

apparel [əˈpærəl]

A. N

1. (Brit) (o.f.) → atuendo m (hum) → atavío m

2. (US) → ropa f

B. VT → vestir (in de) (hum) → trajear, ataviar (in de)

apparel [əˈpærəl] n

(British) (old-fashioned) → vêtements mpl

(US) → vêtements mpl
women in wedding apparel → des femmes en tenue de mariée

apparel

n no pl (liter, US Comm) → Gewand nt (old, liter), → Kleidung f

vt usu pass (old) → gewanden (old)

apparel [əˈpær/əl] n (frm) → abbigliamento, confezioni fpl