Garb definitions

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

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

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Garb is defined as to dress someone.

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

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A distinctive style or form of clothing; dress.

Clerical garb.

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An outward appearance; a guise.

Presented their radical ideas in the garb of moderation.

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To clothe; dress.

Was garbed in a long robe.

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Manner or style of clothing, esp. as characteristic of an occupation, profession, or rank.

Clerical garb.

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External form or appearance.
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Style; manner.
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To clothe; dress; attire.
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Fashion, style of dressing oneself up [from late 16th c.]
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A type of dress or clothing. [from early 17th c.]
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(figuratively) A guise, external appearance.
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To dress in garb.
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(heraldry) A wheat sheaf.
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A measure of arrows in the Middle Ages.
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Origin of garb

From Middle French garbe (“graceful outline”) (Modern French galbe), from Italian garbo (“grace, elegance”), perhaps from Germanic (compare Old High German garwi, garawi (“dress, equipment, preparation”) and English gear).