From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Apparel \Ap*par"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appareled}, or
{Apparelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appareling}, or
{Apparelling}.] [OF. apareiller.]
1. To make or get (something) ready; to prepare. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
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2. To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.
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Ships . . . appareled to fight. --Hayward.
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3. To dress or clothe; to attire.
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They which are gorgeously appareled, and live
delicately, are in kings' courts. --Luke vii.
25.
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4. To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something
ornamental; to deck; to embellish; as, trees appareled
with flowers, or a garden with verdure.
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Appareled in celestial light. --Wordsworth.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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. External clothing; vesture; garments; dress; garb;
external habiliments or array.
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Fresh in his new apparel, proud and young. --Denham.
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At public devotion his resigned carriage made
religion appear in the natural apparel of
simplicity. --Tatler.
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2. A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and
some other ecclesiastical vestments.
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3. (Naut.) The furniture of a ship, as masts, sails, rigging,
anchors, guns, etc.
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Syn: Dress; clothing; vesture; garments; raiment; garb;
costume; attire; habiliments.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
apparel
n 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" [syn: {apparel}, {wearing
apparel}, {dress}, {clothes}]
v 1: provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed
and dress their child" [syn: {dress}, {clothe}, {enclothe},
{garb}, {raiment}, {tog}, {garment}, {habilitate}, {fit
out}, {apparel}] [ant: {discase}, {disrobe}, {peel},
{strip}, {strip down}, {uncase}, {unclothe}, {undress}]
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