garb

  • 11garb — index clothe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 13garb — ► NOUN ▪ clothing or dress of a distinctive kind. ► VERB (usu. be garbed) ▪ dress in distinctive clothes. ORIGIN French, from Italian garbo elegance ; related to GEAR(Cf. ↑gear) …

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  • 14garb — I n. 1) formal garb 2) in (formal) garb II v. (d; refl.) to garb in (they garbed themselves in colorful costumes) * * * [gɑːb] formal garb in (formal) garb (d; refl.) to garb in (they garbed themselves in colorful costumes) …

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  • 15garb — {{11}}garb (n.) 1590s, elegance, stylishness, from M.Fr. garbe graceful outline (Mod.Fr. galbe), from It. garbo grace, elegance, perhaps from Germanic (Cf. O.H.G. gar(a)wi dress, equipment, preparation; see GEAR (Cf. gear)). Sense of fashion of… …

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  • 16garb — [[t]gɑ͟ː(r)b[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft in adj N, oft with poss Someone s garb is the clothes they are wearing, especially when these are unusual. [WRITTEN] At 9.30 p.m. a familiar figure in civilian garb came out of the main entrance... He wore the… …

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  • 17garb — [[t]gɑrb[/t]] n. 1) clo a fashion or mode of dress, esp. of a distinctive kind: the garb of a monk[/ex] 2) clo wearing apparel; clothes 3) outward appearance or form 4) clo to dress; clothe • Etymology: 1585–95; < MF garbe graceful outline… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18garb — garbless, adj. /gahrb/, n. 1. a fashion or mode of dress, esp. of a distinctive, uniform kind: in the garb of a monk. 2. wearing apparel; clothes. 3. outward appearance or form. v.t. 4. to dress; clothe. [1585 95; < MF garbe graceful outline <&#8230; …

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  • 19garb — 1. noun /ɡɑː(ɹ)b/ a) A type of dress or clothing. Yorkshire supplied 500 bows, and 580 garbs of arrows, 360 of which had iron heads pointed with steel. b) fashion, style of dressing oneself up 2. verb /ɡɑː(ɹ)b/ …

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  • 20garb — Brać sobie garb na plecy «podejmować się czegoś trudnego, nieprzyjemnego, kłopotliwego» …

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