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gar⋅ment

  [gahr-muhnt]
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–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

Related forms:
gar⋅ment⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:
1. attire, apparel, garb, dress, costume.
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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.]
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Word Origin & History

garment 
c.1300, from O.Fr. garnement, from garnir "fit out, provide, adorn" (see garnish).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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