Garb definition
Clerical garb.
Was garbed in a long robe.
An example of garb is the clothes worn by a fireman.
An example of garb is to put clothes on a baby.
Presented their radical ideas in the garb of moderation.
Clerical garb.
Other Word Forms
Noun
Origin of garb
- Obsolete French garbe grace from Italian garbo from garbare to please of Germanic origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Wiktionary
- French gerbe; akin to German Garbe
From Wiktionary