Apparel \Ap*par"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appareled, or
Apparelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Appareling, or
Apparelling.] [OF. apareiller.]
1. To make or get (something) ready; to prepare. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
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2. To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.
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Ships . . . appareled to fight. --Hayward.
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3. To dress or clothe; to attire.
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They which are gorgeously appareled, and live
delicately, are in kings' courts. --Luke vii.
25.
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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.
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Appareled in celestial light. --Wordsworth.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Apparel \Ap*par"el\, n. [OE. apparel, apareil, OF. apareil,
appareil, preparation, provision, furniture, OF. apareiller
to match, prepare, F. appareiller; OF. a (L. ad) + pareil
like, similar, fr. LL. pariculus, dim. of L. par equal. See
Pair.]
1. External clothing; vesture; garments; dress; garb;
external habiliments or array.
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Fresh in his new apparel, proud and young. --Denham.
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At public devotion his resigned carriage made
religion appear in the natural apparel of
simplicity. --Tatler.
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2. A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and
some other ecclesiastical vestments.
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3. (Naut.) The furniture of a ship, as masts, sails, rigging,
anchors, guns, etc.
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Syn: Dress; clothing; vesture; garments; raiment; garb;
costume; attire; habiliments.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
apparel
n : clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of
apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same
store"; "fastidious about his dress" [syn: wearing
apparel, dress, clothes]
v : provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed
and dress their child" [syn: dress, clothe, enclothe,
garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit
out] [ant: undress]
WordNet (r) 2.0
42 Moby Thesaurus words for "apparel":
appoint, array, attire, bedizenment, clad, clothes, clothing,
costume, drapery, dress, dressing, duds, enclothe, fashion,
fatigues, feathers, fig, garb, garment, garments, gear, guise,
habiliment, habiliments, habit, investiture, investment, linen,
rags, raiment, robes, sportswear, style, things, threads, togs,
toilette, trim, vestment, vesture, wear, wearing apparel
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
Apparel
In Old Testament times the distinction between male and female
attire was not very marked. The statute forbidding men to wear
female apparel (Deut. 22:5) referred especially to ornaments and
head-dresses. Both men and women wore (1) an under garment or
tunic, which was bound by a girdle. One who had only this tunic
on was spoken of as "naked" (1 Sam. 19:24; Job 24:10; Isa.
20:2). Those in high stations sometimes wore two tunics, the
outer being called the "upper garment" (1 Sam. 15:27; 18:4;
24:5; Job 1:20). (2.) They wore in common an over-garment
("mantle," Isa. 3:22; 1 Kings 19:13; 2 Kings 2:13), a loose and
flowing robe. The folds of this upper garment could be formed
into a lap (Ruth 3:15; Ps. 79:12; Prov. 17:23; Luke 6:38).
Generals of armies usually wore scarlet robes (Judg. 8:26; Nah.
2:3). A form of conspicuous raiment is mentioned in Luke 20:46;
comp. Matt. 23:5.
Priests alone wore trousers. Both men and women wore turbans.
Kings and nobles usually had a store of costly garments for
festive occasions (Isa. 3:22; Zech. 3:4) and for presents (Gen.
45:22; Esther 4:4; 6:8, 11; 1 Sam. 18:4; 2 Kings 5:5; 10:22).
Prophets and ascetics wore coarse garments (Isa. 20:2; Zech.
13:4; Matt. 3:4).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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