Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
garment - 4 dictionary results

gar⋅ment

[gahr-muhnt]
–noun
1. any article of clothing: dresses, suits, and other garments.
2. an outer covering or outward appearance.
–verb (used with object)
3. to clothe, dress, or cover.

Origin:
1300–50; ME garnement < OF garniment, equiv. to garni(r) to garnish + -ment -ment


gar⋅ment⋅less, adjective


1. attire, apparel, garb, dress, costume.
gar·ment   (gär'mənt)   
n.  An article of clothing.
tr.v.   gar·ment·ed, gar·ment·ing, gar·ments
To clothe; dress.

[Middle English, from Old French garnement, from garnir, to equip, of Germanic origin; see wer-4 in Indo-European roots.]

Garment

Gar"ment\, n. [OE. garnement, OF. garnement, garniment, fr. garnir to garnish. See Garnish.] Any article of clothing, as a coat, a gown, etc.

No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto old garment. --Matt. ix. 16.
Language Translation for : garment
Spanish: prenda (de vestir),
German: das Kleidungsstück,
Japanese: 衣服の一点

garment 
c.1300, from O.Fr. garnement, from garnir "fit out, provide, adorn" (see garnish).
Search another word or see garment on Thesaurus | Reference