apparel

About 1.79 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Clothing.
2. noun Aspect, guise, form.
3. noun A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.
4. noun Furniture of a ship, such as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc.
5. verb To dress or clothe; to attire.
6. verb To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.

   ships appareled to fight

7. verb To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental

   trees appareled with flowers

Similar words

clothes garment vesture raiment tog dress clothing clothe garb wear

Often followed by

and of industry for is in was to manufacturers

Word family

appareled appareling apparelled apparelling apparels