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garb  (gärb)

n.

1. A distinctive style or form of clothing; dress: clerical garb.

2. An outward appearance; a guise: presented their radical ideas in the garb of moderation.

tr.v. garbed, garb·ing, garbs

To cover with or as if with clothing; dress.

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[Obsolete French garbe, grace, from Italian garbo, from garbare, to please, of Germanic origin.]

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garb

Noun

clothes, usually the distinctive dress of an occupation or group: modern military garb

Verb

to clothe [Old French garbe graceful contour]

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Garb a bundle, 1502. See also gavel, glean, sheaf.

Examples: garb of oats; of steel rods; of wheat.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	garb - clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress" attire, dress ao dai - the traditional dress of Vietnamese women consisting of a tunic with long sleeves and panels front and back; the tunic is worn over trousers article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vesture, wear - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body costume - the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball; "he won the prize for best costume" costume - the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class; "he wore his national costume" costume - unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place; "in spite of the heat he insisted on his woolen costume" costume - the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments) disguise - any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity ecclesiastical attire, ecclesiastical robe - attire that is appropriate to wear in a church finery - elaborate or showy attire and accessories evening clothes, evening dress, eveningwear, formalwear - attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening habit - a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order riding habit, habit - attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire) false hair, hairpiece, postiche - a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment morning dress - formal attire for men during the daytime getup, outfit, rig, turnout - a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant" activewear, athletic wear, sportswear - attire worn for sport or for casual wear
Verb	1.	garb - provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" apparel, clothe, enclothe, 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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garb

noun clothes, dress, clothing, gear (slang) wear, habit, get-up (informal) uniform, outfit, costume, threads (slang) array, ensemble, garments, robes, duds (informal) apparel, clobber Brit. (slang) attire, togs (informal) vestments, raiment (archaic) rigout (informal)

Translations

garb [gɑːb] n → atuendo

garb [gɑːb] n → tenue f, costume m

garb [gɑːb] n → Gewand nt, Kluft f

garb [gɑːb] n → abiti mpl; veste f