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- [gahrb]
- /gɑrb/
- /ɡɑːb/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gahrb]
- /gɑrb/
Definitions of garb word
- noun garb a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind: in the garb of a monk. 1
- noun garb wearing apparel; clothes. 1
- noun garb outward appearance or form. 1
- verb with object garb to dress; clothe. 1
- noun garb Clothing or dress, especially of a distinctive or special kind. 1
- noun garb style of dress 1
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Origin of garb
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < Middle French garbe graceful outline < Old Italian garbo grace < Germanic; compare Old High German garawen, Old English gearwian to prepare, adorn (see gar2), gear
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Parts of speech for Garb
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
garb popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
garb usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for garb
verb garb
- drape — to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery.
- deck — A deck on a vehicle such as a bus or ship is a lower or upper area of it.
- garment — any article of clothing: dresses, suits, and other garments.
- clad — If you are clad in particular clothes, you are wearing them.
- cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
noun garb
- clothing — Clothing is the things that people wear.
- costume — An actor's or performer's costume is the set of clothes they wear while they are performing.
- outfit — an assemblage of articles that equip a person for a particular task, role, trade, etc.: an explorer's outfit.
- duds — a device, person, or enterprise that proves to be a failure.
- weeds — a valueless plant growing wild, especially one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop.
Antonyms for garb
verb garb
noun garb
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
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