: a particular style or type of clothing
traditional academic garb
dressed in ceremonial garb
prison garb
garbs; garbed; garbing
: to dress (someone) in a particular type of clothing
—usually used as (be) garbed
He was garbed in a black robe. [=he was wearing a black robe]
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“Garb.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/garb. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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