apparel

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1. apparel - Noun

2. apparel - Verb

Meaning

External clothing; vesture; garments; dress; garb; external habiliments or array.

A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.

The furniture of a ship, as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc.

To make or get (something) ready; to prepare.

To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.

To dress or clothe; to attire.

To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental; to deck; to embellish; as, trees appareled with flowers, or a garden with verdure.

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It is an art to have so much judgment as to apparel a lie well, to give it a good dressing. Ben Jonson

Let it be observed, that slovenliness is no part of religion; that neither this, nor any text of Scripture, condemns neatness of apparel. Certainly this is a duty, not a sin. Cleanliness is indeed next to godliness. John Wesley

Now there are some forms of apparel that may be worn or discarded as the fancy pleases with no other ill effects than a possible loss of social prestige. But spacesuits are not among them. Arthur C. Clarke

I do not have a merchandise line. I don't sell knives or apparel. Though I have been approached to endorse various products from liquor to airlines to automobiles to pharmaceuticals dozens of times, I have managed to resist the temptation. Anthony Bourdain

China's idea of fair trade is government subsidies of its textile and apparel exports to the United States, currency manipulation, and forgiveness of loans by its government banks. Virginia Foxx

The sports apparel industry was dominated by the big shoe companies. But there was a void in apparel and I decided to fill it. Kevin Plank

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