apparel — ap‧par‧el [əˈpærəl] noun [uncountable] formal clothes: • The apparel industry continues to suffer as retailers report weak clothing sales. * * * apparel UK US /əˈpærəl/ noun [U] ► COMMERCE clothes: »The store specializes in … Financial and business terms
Apparel — Ap*par el, n. [OE. apparel, apareil, OF. apareil, appareil, preparation, provision, furniture, OF. apareiller to match, prepare, F. appareiller; OF. a (L. ad) + pareil like, similar, fr. LL. pariculus, dim. of L. par equal. See {Pair}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apparel — vb *clothe, attire, dress, array, robe Analogous words: outfit, accouter, appoint, equip (see FURNISH) Antonyms: divest Contrasted words: *strip, bare, dismantle, denude apparel n *clothes, clothing, dress, attire, raiment … New Dictionary of Synonyms
apparel — [ə per′əl, əpar′əl] n. [ME appareil < OFr apareil < VL * appariculum, equipment < * appariculare, to clothe < L apparare: see APPARATUS] 1. clothing; garments; attire 2. anything that clothes or adorns [the white apparel of winter] 3 … English World dictionary
apparel — [n] clothing; covering accoutrement, array, attire, clothes, costume, drapery, dress, duds*, equipment, garb, garment, gear*, getup*, habiliment, habit, outfit, raiment, rig*, robe, suit, threads*, trapping, vestment; concepts 451,473 … New thesaurus
apparel — ► NOUN formal ▪ clothing. ► VERB (apparelled, apparelling; US appareled, appareling) archaic ▪ clothe. ORIGIN Old French apareillier, from Latin ad to + par equal … English terms dictionary
apparel — {{11}}apparel (n.) personal outfit or attire, early 14c., also ship s rigging, from O.Fr. apareil preparation, from apareillier (see APPAREL (Cf. apparel) (v.)). Earlier in same sense was apparelment (early 14c.). {{12}}apparel (v.) mid 13c., to… … Etymology dictionary
apparel — ap|par|el [əˈpærəl] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: apareil preparation , from apareillier, from Latin apparare; APPARATUS] formal clothes ▪ She looked lovely, despite her strange apparel. ▪ men wearing protective apparel ▪ We sell… … Dictionary of contemporary English
apparel — noun Apparel is used before these nouns: ↑retailer Apparel is used after these nouns: ↑motorcycle … Collocations dictionary
apparel — n. wearing apparel * * * [ə pærəl] wearing apparel … Combinatory dictionary
