apparel

noun

ap·par·el | \ə-ˈper-əl,

-ˈpa-rəl\

Definition of apparel

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : personal attire : clothing of a particular kind dressed in fine apparel —used chiefly in U.S. English to refer to clothing that is being sold in stores a new line of women's apparelathletic apparel

2 : the equipment (such as sails and rigging) of a ship

3 : something that clothes or adorns the bright apparel of spring

apparel

verb

ap·par·el | \ə-ˈper-əl,

-ˈpa-rəl\

appareled or apparelled; appareling or apparelling

Definition of apparel (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to put clothes on : dress was formally appareled [=was wearing formal clothes]

2 : adorn, embellish accused of appareling the truth

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Examples of apparel in a Sentence

Noun

a sale on summer apparel for women

Verb

a designer who regularly apparels several of the presenters at the Oscar ceremonies

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

With these new business opportunities, Amazon Fashion is out to crush the apparel game. — Marina Liao, Marie Claire, "Amazon Fashion Now Sells J.Crew Clothes for Both Men and Women," 5 Sep. 2018 The alleged attack marks the latest incident in which someone said they had been harassed for wearing pro-Trump apparel. — Ben Tobin, USA TODAY, "San Antonio police probe alleged assault of teen wearing a Make America Great Again hat," 5 July 2018 For men, Tommy John carries underwear, undershirts, T-shirts, sweatshirts, socks and other apparel. — Katherine Peralta, charlotteobserver, "Upscale underwear retailer to open second-ever store at SouthPark mall," 26 June 2018 Thank you @carrieunderwood This apparel cake idea was adorable! — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, "About That Carrie Underwood & Kelly Clarkson Beef...," 25 June 2018 The athletic apparel company alerted customers Thursday about a possible data breach on its U.S. website. — Bloomberg, latimes.com, "Adidas data breach may have hit millions of customers," 28 June 2018 Women’s apparel retailer J.Jill will open this fall at The Shops at Kenilworth, the Towson mall’s owner said Monday. — Lorraine Mirabella, baltimoresun.com, "J.Jill will open at Shops at Kenilworth in Towson in the fall," 18 June 2018 As part of the deal, Fanatics would also become the league's apparel retailer. — Jenna West, SI.com, "Report: Nike to Supply MLB Uniforms Instead of Under Armour," 24 May 2018 Certainly not the apparel retailers, as veteran Los Angeles designer Trina Turk is linking with Macy's INC International Concepts line to create a mini-collection showcasing her signature patterns and colors. — Marcy Medina | Wwd, latimes.com, "Trina Turk teams with Macy's on mini-collection for men and women," 24 Apr. 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

The hilarious picture, also shows Smalling donning some Manchester United coloured shorts at a young age, paired with what can only be described as a beautiful Ghost Busters appareled blouse. — SI.com, "Chris Smalling Reckons He's Found a Better Alternative to New iPhone in Hilarious Tweet," 18 Sep. 2017

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History and Etymology for apparel

Noun

Middle English apparaile, apparell "furnishings, equipment, dress," borrowed from Anglo-French apparail, noun derivative of apparailler "to prepare, equip, dress" — more at apparel entry 2

Verb

Middle English apparailen, apareilen "to prepare, equip, dress," borrowed from Anglo-French apparailler, apareiller, going back to Vulgar Latin *appariculāre, probably verbal derivative of *appariculum, re-formation (with Latin -culum, suffix of instrument) of Latin apparātus "act of preparing, equipment, apparatus"

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