garb

²garb

verb

Definition of GARB

transitive verb

: 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]

Related Words: cloak, frock, jacket, mantle, vest; drape, enswathe, hap [dialect], huddle, swaddle, swathe, wrap; accoutre (or accouter), bedight [archaic], equip, furnish, habilitate, outfit, tailor, uniform; dress down, underdress

Near Antonyms: denude, divest, uncover, undrape, unveil

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Other Clothing Terms

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