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1garb

noun \ˈgärb\

Definition of GARB

1
obsolete : fashion, manner
2
a : a style of apparel
b : outward form : appearance
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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

Other Clothing Terms

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

Rhymes with GARB

arb, barb, carb

2garb

transitive verb

Definition of GARB

: to cover with or as if with clothing

Examples of GARB

  1. <firefighters garbed in protective gear>

First Known Use of GARB

1846

Related to GARB

Synonyms
apparel, array, attire, bedeck, caparison, costume, deck (out), do up, dress, dress up, enrobe, clothe, garment, get up, gown, habit, invest, rig (out), robe, suit, tog (up or out), toilet, vesture
Antonyms
disarray, disrobe, strip, unclothe, undress, untruss [archaic]

Other Clothing Terms

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

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