garb

The definition of garb is clothing style, or outward appearance.

(noun)

An example of garb is the clothes worn by a fireman.

Garb is defined as to dress someone.

(verb)

An example of garb is to put clothes on a baby.

See garb in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

clothing; manner or style of dress, esp. as characteristic of an occupation, profession, or rank: clerical garb
external form or appearance
Obsolete style; manner

Origin: OFr garbe, gracefulness < It garbo, elegance < ? Gmc *garwī > OHG gar(a)wen, to prepare, dress, ornament

transitive verb

to clothe; dress; attire

See garb in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A distinctive style or form of clothing; dress: clerical garb.
An outward appearance; a guise: presented their radical ideas in the garb of moderation.

transitive verb garbed, garb·ing, garbs

To cover with or as if with clothing; dress.

Origin:

Origin: Obsolete French garbe, grace

Origin: , from Italian garbo

Origin: , from garbare, to please

Origin: , of Germanic origin

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