Garment

//ˈɡɑː.mənt// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A single item of clothing.

    "The woman ſhall not weare that which pertaineth vnto a man, neither ſhall a man put on a womans garment: foꝛ all that doe ſo, are abomination vnto the Lord thy God."

  2. 2
    an article of clothing wordnet
  3. 3
    The visible exterior in which a thing is invested or embodied. figuratively

    "The highest state in which the soul completely casts away its garment of flesh and becomes a disembodied spirit."

  4. 4
    Ellipsis of temple garment. Mormonism, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Verb
  1. 1
    To clothe in a garment. transitive
  2. 2
    provide with clothes or put clothes on wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English garment, garement, garnement, from Old French garnement, guarnement, from Old French garnir, guarnir (“to protect, fortify, clothe, garnish, adorn”), from Frankish *warnijan (“to ward off, refuse, deny”). More at English garnish.

Etymology 2

From Middle English garment, garement, garnement, from Old French garnement, guarnement, from Old French garnir, guarnir (“to protect, fortify, clothe, garnish, adorn”), from Frankish *warnijan (“to ward off, refuse, deny”). More at English garnish.

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