apparel

/ə'pærəl/

Thân thiện

She selected a new outfit from the apparel store.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • Clothing in general; garments collectively: "Apparel" refers to items worn to cover the body, encompassing all types of clothes.
   • (Archaic) Decoration or adornment: In older usage, it could also refer to ornaments or embellishments.

2. Verb:

   • To clothe or dress someone; to provide with garments: The act of putting clothes on oneself or another person.

Usage Examples

• Noun: The store sells high-quality apparel for outdoor activities.He is known for his elegant sense of apparel.

• Verb: The volunteers helped to apparel the children in warm coats for the winter.(Archaic) She was appareled in fine silks for the ceremony.

Advanced Usage

• "Apparel" as an industry term: Commonly used in business and retail contexts to refer to the clothing sector (e.g., the apparel industry, sports apparel).

Variants and Related Words

• Appareled/Apparelled (adj.): Describes someone who is dressed in a particular way.

Synonyms

• Noun: Clothing, attire, garments, dress, garb, wardrobe.
• Verb: Clothe, dress, attire, garb, robe.

Related Phrases

• "Ready-to-wear apparel": Mass-produced clothing in standard sizes, as opposed to custom-made (haute couture).

Notes on Usage

• The noun form is more common in contemporary English, often used in formal, commercial, or literary contexts. The verb form is now considered archaic or very formal and is rarely used in everyday conversation. In modern English, "clothe" or "dress" are more typical verbs.

Học thuật

Noun

1. clothing in general
   • she was refined in her choice of apparel
   • he always bought his clothes at the same store
   • fastidious about his dress

Verb

1. provide with clothes or put clothes on
   • Parents must feed and dress their child

Từ đồng nghĩa

• wearing apparel
• dress
• clothes