Apparel

n.	1.	External clothing; vesture; garments; dress; garb; external habiliments or array. Fresh in his new apparel, proud and young. - Denham. At public devotion his resigned carriage made religion appear in the natural apparel of simplicity. - Tatler.
	2.	A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.
	3.	(Naut.) The furniture of a ship, as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc.
v. t.	1.	To make or get (something) ready; to prepare. [imp. & p. p. Appareled, or Apparelled ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Appareling, or Apparelling.]
	2.	To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out. Ships . . . appareled to fight. - Hayward.
	3.	To dress or clothe; to attire. They which are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts. - Luke vii. 25.
	4.	To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental; to deck; to embellish; as, trees appareled with flowers, or a garden with verdure. Appareled in celestial light. - Wordsworth.

Noun	1.	apparel - clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress" Synonyms: clothes, wearing apparel, dress
Verb	1.	apparel - provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" Synonyms: clothe, enclothe, garb, garment, raiment, tog, habilitate, fit out, dress

appoint, array, bedizenment, clad, costume, drapery, dressing, duds, enclothe, fashion, fatigues, feathers, fig, garment, gear, guise, habiliment, habiliments, habit, investiture, investment, linen, rags, raiment, robes, sportswear, style, things, threads, togs, toilette, trim, vestment, vesture, wear, wearing apparel

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