apparel (redirected from appareling)

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 [ap-par-rel]

Noun

Old-fashioned clothing [Latin parare 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), (poetic) schmutter (slang) habiliments

Translations

apparel [əˈpærl] n (US) → indumentaria

apparel [əˈpærl] n (US) → habillement m, confection f

apparel [əˈpærəl] (US) n → Kleidung f

apparel [əˈpærl] n (US) → abbigliamento, confezioni fpl