garb

¹garb

noun \ˈgärb\

Definition of GARB

1

obsolete : fashion, manner

2

a : a style of apparel b : outward form : appearance

Examples of GARB

1. <decided to clothe himself in traditional Scottish garb for the celebration>
2. <a fable about personal redemption presented in the garb of a conventional horror story>

Origin of GARB

Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French garbe graceful contour, grace, from Old Italian garbo grace

First Known Use: 1599

Related to GARB

Synonyms: costume, drag, dress, outfit, getup, guise, togs

Related Words: apparel, attire, clothes, duds, habiliment(s), raiment; fashion, mode, style; array, caparison, vestments

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Other Clothing Terms

babushka, brogue, bumbershoot, cravat, dishabille, furbelow, layette, raiment, spectator

Rhymes with GARB

arb, barb, carb