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garb
/ ɡɑːb /
noun
- clothes, esp the distinctive attire of an occupation or profession
clerical garb
- style of dress; fashion
- external appearance, covering, or attire
verb
- tr to clothe or cover; attire
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Derived Forms
- ˈgarbless, adjective
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Other Words From
- garbless adjective
- under·garb noun
- un·garbed adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of garb1
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Example Sentences
Religious leaders were there, Logan said, but not all of them were dressed in typical preacher garb.
One depicts a procession of figures wearing both Mayan and Spanish garb, some holding what appear to be human hearts.
There were men dressed in colonial garb complete with knee-breeches and powdered wigs.
Their militarized garb reflected the atmosphere: West Florissant is a war zone.
On the streets of Cairo pictures of Sisi in full military garb are plastered on billboards and hang from lampposts.
Looking through this hole, the king perceived an old man weeping, a man in mourning garb singing, and a nun or widow dancing.
He did not have to wait very long until a man in the garb of a telegraph messenger came up the street.
Their garb, their gestures, their salutations, had a wild and barbarous character.
My attention was now directed to three who were among the worthiest, adorned with crowns, and in the silken garb of archangels.
He was dressed in khaki—a garb much affected by transcontinental automobile tourists.
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