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garment

gar·ment

UK/ˈɡɑːmənt/ US/ˈɡɑːmənt] ~ [ˈɡɑːmn̩t/ fairly common
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

an article of clothing

  • “garments of the finest silk”

verb

1.

provide with clothes or put clothes on

  • “Parents must feed and dress their child”
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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • constant-wear garment
  • foundation garment
  • garment bag
  • garment district
  • kiss the hem of someone's garment
  • lower garment
  • outer garment
  • rend one's garments

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