as in clothing
covering for the human body
chimney sweeps wearing the traditional garments of their trade
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as in clothes
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
a socialite who was among the most gorgeously garmented women of her time
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Plural Noun
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The photo collection started with a rather comical picture of Hadid sprawled on the concrete floor of a dressing room – as the star is lying down in a pink sweatshirt, leggings, ballet-core leg warmers and surrounded by racks of clothes.—
Zizi Strater,
Peoplemag,
14 Feb. 2023 -
A few kilometers away, families stand with boxes full of winter clothes at a donation center.—
Fariba Nawa,
The Christian Science Monitor,
8 Feb. 2023
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Betty, attempting to paper over her unthinkable loss, dresses Laura in her daughter’s clothes, gives her her daughter’s place at family meals, has her daughter’s bike fixed to Laura’s height.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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For the uninitiated—and those without this excellent Instagram on your Explore page—the Sciura is a Milanese woman who dresses elegantly and impeccably.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Garments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garments. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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