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garment

  (gär'mənt) pronunciation
n.

An article of clothing.

tr.v., -ment·ed, -ment·ing, -ments.

To clothe; dress.

[Middle English, from Old French garnement, from garnir, to equip, of Germanic origin.]


 
 
Thesaurus: garment

noun

    Articles worn to cover the body. apparel, attire, clothes, clothing, dress, habiliment (often used in plural), raiment. Informal dud (used in plural), tog (used in plural). Slang thread (used in plural). See put on/take off.

verb

    To put clothes on: apparel, attire, clothe, dress, garb, invest. Informal tog. See put on/take off.

 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: An article of clothing.

pronunciation Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. — Gandhi (1869-1948).

 
WordNet: garment
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an article of clothing


The verb garment has one meaning:

Meaning #1: provide with clothes or put clothes on
  Synonyms: dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, habilitate, fit out, apparel


 
Translations: Garment

Dansk (Danish)
n. - klædningsstykke, beklædningsdel, dragt
v. tr. - iklæde

Nederlands (Dutch)
kledingstuk, gewaad, (aan)kleden

Français (French)
n. - vêtement
v. tr. - vêtir

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kleidungsstück, Gewand
v. - kleiden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ένδυμα, ρούχο
v. - ντύνω

Italiano (Italian)
indumento, abito

Português (Portuguese)
n. - peça (f) de roupa, vestuário (m)
v. - vestir

Русский (Russian)
предмет одежды, одеяние

Español (Spanish)
n. - prenda de vestir, vestidura, vestido
v. tr. - vestir, cubrir

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - klädesplagg (särsk. ytterplagg)
v. - klä, skruda

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
衣服, 外表, 衣装, 给...穿衣服

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 衣服, 外表, 衣裝
v. tr. - 給...穿衣服

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 옷, 외관
v. tr. - 옷을 입히다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 衣服, 衣類

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ثوب (فعل) يكسو‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בגד, הלבשה, מלבוש, מעטה, גלימה‬
v. tr. - ‮הלביש‬


 
 

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