garment

1 of 2

noun

gar·​ment ˈgär-mənt 

: an article of clothing

garment

2 of 2

verb

garmented; garmenting; garments

transitive verb

: to clothe with or as if with a garment

Synonyms

Noun

• apparel
• attire
• clobber [British slang]
• clothes
• clothing
• costumery
• dress
• duds
• gear
• habiliment(s)
• habit [archaic]
• rags
• raiment
• rig
• rigging
• threads
• toggery
• togs
• vestiary
• vestments
• vesture
• wear
• wearables
• weeds

Verb

• apparel
• array
• attire
• bedeck
• caparison
• clothe
• costume
• deck (out)
• do up
• dress
• dress up
• enrobe
• garb
• get up
• gown
• habit
• invest
• rig (out)
• robe
• suit
• tog (up or out)
• toilet
• vesture

Examples of garment in a Sentence

Noun

chimney sweeps wearing the traditional garments of their trade

Verb

a socialite who was among the most gorgeously garmented women of her time

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Once the garment is dry, check for stain residue and repeat the process if necessary. —Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2025

Finally, the garment is made again with the final fabric. —Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

Verb

Others garmented themselves in costume play. —Riley Van Steward, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023

Sara Ziff, executive director of modeling advocacy group The Model Alliance, says retailers have the same obligation to models that apparel makers have to garment workers. —Kim Bhasin, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2019

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, assimilated variant of garnement, borrowed from Anglo-French, "defense, clothing, item of apparel," from garnir "to equip, arm, decorate" + -ment -ment — more at garnish entry 1

Verb

derivative of garment entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

circa 1547, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing garment

• garment bag

Rhymes for garment

• debarment
• disbarment
• undergarment

Kids Definition

garment

noun

gar·​ment

ˈgär-mənt

: an article of clothing

garment verb