garb

garb

noun

Definition of GARB

1

clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation <decided to clothe himself in traditional Scottish garb for the celebration>

Synonyms costume, drag, dress, garb, getup, guise, togs

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

2

the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality <a fable about personal redemption presented in the garb of a conventional horror story>

Synonyms aspect, dress, figure, garb, look, mien, outside, presence, regard [archaic]

Related Words air, attitude, bearing, behavior, comportment, demeanor, deportment, manner, poise, pose; carriage, posture, stance; cast, mold, shape, turn; color, coloring, complexion; countenance, face, features, habit, habitus, person [archaic], physiognomy, superficies, visage