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- [uh-par-uh l]
- /əˈpær əl/
- /əˈpær.əl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-par-uh l]
- /əˈpær əl/
Definitions of apparel word
- uncountable noun apparel Apparel means clothes, especially formal clothes worn on an important occasion. 4
- noun apparel a vessel's gear and equipment 3
- verb apparel to clothe, adorn, etc 3
- noun apparel clothing; garments; attire 3
- noun apparel anything that clothes or adorns 3
- noun apparel a ship's outfit or furnishings, as rigging, anchor, guns, etc. 3
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Origin of apparel
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English appareillen < Old French apareillier to make fit, fit out < Vulgar Latin *appariculāre, equivalent to ap- ap-1 + *paricul(us) a fit (see par1-cule1) + -ā- thematic vowel + -re infinitive suffix
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Parts of speech for Apparel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
apparel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for apparel
noun apparel
- garment — any article of clothing: dresses, suits, and other garments.
- dress — an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- gear — Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear.
- habiliment — Usually, habiliments. clothes or clothing. clothes as worn in a particular profession, way of life, etc.
- habit — an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary: the habit of looking both ways before crossing the street.
verb apparel
- mantling — a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- habited — inhabited.
- suit up — a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- bedizen — to dress or decorate gaudily or tastelessly
- fit out — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
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