[uh-par-uh
l] 
noun, verb, -eled, -el⋅ing or (especially British) -elled, -el⋅ling.| 1. | clothing, esp. outerwear; garments; attire; raiment. |
| 2. | anything that decorates or covers. |
| 3. | superficial appearance; aspect; guise. |
| 4. | Nautical. the masts, sails, anchor, etc., used to equip a vessel. |
| 5. | Ecclesiastical. a piece of embroidery, usually oblong, on certain vestments, esp. on the alb or amice. |
| 6. | to dress or clothe. |
| 7. | to adorn; ornament. |
| 8. | Nautical. to equip (a vessel) with apparel. |
| ap·par·el (ə-pār'əl) n.
[Middle English appareil, from Old French apareil, preparation, from apareillier, to prepare, possibly from Vulgar Latin *appariculāre, from Latin apparāre; see apparatus.] |
