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apparel

  • noun
  • /əˈpæɹəl/

aspect, guise, form.

Other meanings

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

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

Related words

  • intimate apparel
  • wearing apparel

Word history

From Old French "apareillier".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “apparel” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.