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 storesa new line of women's apparel
athletic apparel
2
: the equipment (such as sails and rigging) of a ship
3
: something that clothes or adorns
the bright apparel of spring
appareled or apparelled; appareling or apparelling
1
: to put clothes on : dress
was formally appareled [=was wearing formal clothes]
Synonyms
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
Ella Riley-Adams, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Related Following the collaboration with the sustainable apparel brand, PETA gave the sneaker its stamp of approval while thanking Minaj for electing to use vegan materials for the Loci’s 11 different designs.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2024
Why Trust Travel + Leisure specializes in outdoor gear and apparel.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2024
In the years since, the retail group has revitalized Sebago as a full apparel brand with stores across western Europe and in South Africa, with the Docksides—and all its associations—front and center.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2024
The athletic and apparel retailer has approximately 2,500 retail stores in 26 countries, including North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
It is typically expressed as the annual change in prices for everyday goods and services such as food, furniture, apparel, transportation and toys.
—Jonathan Mahler Edoardo Ballerini Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Indirectly, employees will spread their earnings into the local economy — spending money on groceries, apparel, cars and other items.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
About Huk Huk is a performance apparel for sport fishing.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 11 Aug. 2021
The rapper has partnered with an unusually diverse array of brands to churn out everything from food to apparel to toys and more.
—Kim Bhasin, Bloomberg.com, 8 Oct. 2020
Noun
Fashion’s Latest Muses: An industry long known for revering willowy bodies is taking a new interest in muscle with female bodybuilders as models.
Objects That Inspire: Simone Bellotti, the creative director of Bally, shares his influences including club DJs, fishing apparel and ceremonial masks.
—Ella Riley-Adams, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Related Following the collaboration with the sustainable apparel brand, PETA gave the sneaker its stamp of approval while thanking Minaj for electing to use vegan materials for the Loci’s 11 different designs.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2024
Why Trust Travel + Leisure specializes in outdoor gear and apparel.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2024
In the years since, the retail group has revitalized Sebago as a full apparel brand with stores across western Europe and in South Africa, with the Docksides—and all its associations—front and center.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2024
The athletic and apparel retailer has approximately 2,500 retail stores in 26 countries, including North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
It is typically expressed as the annual change in prices for everyday goods and services such as food, furniture, apparel, transportation and toys.
—Jonathan Mahler Edoardo Ballerini Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Indirectly, employees will spread their earnings into the local economy — spending money on groceries, apparel, cars and other items.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
About Huk Huk is a performance apparel for sport fishing.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
Verb
Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 11 Aug. 2021
The rapper has partnered with an unusually diverse array of brands to churn out everything from food to apparel to toys and more.
—Kim Bhasin, Bloomberg.com, 8 Oct. 2020
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“Apparel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apparel. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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