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garb definition

garb (gärb)

noun

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

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

transitive verb

to clothe; dress; attire

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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