Apparel

Definitions

1. Clothing.
   countable, uncountable
2. Aspect, guise, form.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable
3. A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.
   countable
4. Furniture of a ship, such as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“fresh in his new apparel, proud and young”

“At public devotions, her winning modesty, her resigned carriage, made virtue and religion appear⟳ with new ornaments, and in the natural apparel of simplicity and beauty.”

“And if there is need⟳ of any thing, such as ship's apparel or other necessaries, and the merchants desire to purchase⟳ them, they may do so, and when the voyage is concluded, the merchants may claim⟳ for themselves the things which they have⟳ bought for the ship or vessel”

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