garment

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"I am cast aside like an outworn garment, and the garment is accounted paid for because through much hard usage it has come to look a little threadbare And now it entered her mind that perhaps there was some justice in what he said.

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  1. noun An article of clothing.
  2. transitive verb To clothe; dress.

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  • This garment will be a yukata as it is made from the simple traditional cotton normally worn by men and women for informal summer occasions and for lounging in the home.
  • He had not imagined the garment was anything of the kind Also," said Tara, "the material...is an excellent antiseptic and germicide. —  112 - The Speaking Stone
  • It seemed, I decided eventually, that the garment was to be a bonus to justify the ruinous price the artisan was demanding for his work. —  0 Jerusalem - Laurie R. King - Russell-Holmes 05
  • The tattered train of his garment was already frozen in the crystal wall. —  VANCE MOORE
  • “Just a drop of blood.” He wiped the knife on his shirt — the garment was already hopelessly damaged and dirty — and took another step toward Sandy. —  The Nightmare People
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robe ·  tunic ·  costume ·  cloth ·  suit ·  shoe ·  blanket ·  frock ·  fabric ·  glove ·  veil ·  mantle

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garment:   garments
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English, from Old French garnement, from garnir, to equip, of Germanic origin; see wer-4 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from late Middle English garment, a reduced form of earlier garnement, garniment, from Old French garnement, garniment, French garnement = Provencal garnimen = Old Spanish guarnimiento = Italian guarnimento (Middle Latin guarnimentum, garniamentum), from Old French garnir, etc., garnish, adorn, fortify: see garnish.
  2. from garment, n.
 

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/ˈgɑrmənt/
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