Meaning

2 senses

  1. A single article of clothing.

    an article of clothing

  2. (figuratively)The visible exterior in which a thing is invested or embodied.

Examples

45 sentences

  1. I can't find my garment bag.

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  2. You should always wash new garments before wearing them.

    ruНадо всегда стирать новые вещи перед тем, как их надеть.

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  3. The qipao is a classic female garment that originated in 17th century China.

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  4. These garments are made from wool.

    ruЭта одежда сделана из шерсти.

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  5. The djellaba is a long garment.

    deDie Dschellaba ist ein langes Gewand.

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Origin

From Middle English garment, garement, garnement, from Old French garnement, guarnement, f

From Middle English garment, garement, garnement, from Old French garnement, guarnement, from Old French garnir, guarnir (“to protect, fortify, clothe, garnish, adorn”), from Frankish *warnijan (“to ward off, refuse, deny”). More at English garnish.

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Forms

plural: garments
Singulargarment
Pluralgarments

regular

Word family

21 related words
Relatedgarnishgarrison
Derivedconstant-wear garmentfoundation garmentgarment baggarment districtgarmentlessgarmentmakergarmentmakinggarmentogarmenturegarmentworkergarment worksheetlower garmentnethergarmentouter garmentoutgarmentovergarmentundergarmentungarmentupper garment

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
garlandgarlicA2garlickygarnergarnet
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