GARMENT

garment

(noun) an article of clothing; “garments of the finest silk”

dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel

(verb) provide with clothes or put clothes on; “Parents must feed and dress their child”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

garment (plural garments)

A single item of clothing.

Hyponyms

• See also clothing

Verb

garment (third-person singular simple present garments, present participle garmenting, simple past and past participle garmented)

(transitive) To clothe in a garment.

Anagrams

• margent

Source: Wiktionary


Gar"ment, n. Etym: [OE. garnement, OF. garnement, garniment, fr. garnir to garnish. See Garnish.]

Definition: Any article of clothing, as a coat, a gown, etc. No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto old garment. Matt. ix. 16.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

3 May 2024

TWIST

(verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; “Don’t twist my words”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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