wearing+apparel
11wearing — [wer′iŋ] adj. 1. of or intended for wear [wearing apparel] 2. causing wear, or gradual impairment or diminution 3. wearying; tiring wearingly adv …
12apparel — n. wearing apparel * * * [ə pærəl] wearing apparel …
13wearing — I. adjective Date: 15th century intended for wear < wearing apparel > II. adjective Date: 1811 subjecting to or inflicting wear; especially causing fatigue < a wearing journey > • wearingly adverb …
14apparel — Synonyms and related words: appoint, array, attire, bedizenment, clad, clothes, clothing, costume, drapery, dress, dressing, duds, enclothe, fashion, fatigues, feathers, fig, garb, garment, garments, gear, guise, habiliment, habiliments, habit,… …
15apparel — n 1. clothing, clothes, attire, wear, wearing apparel; raiment, garments, vestments, habiliments, Inf. gear, Inf. toggery, Inf. togs, Inf. duds, Sl. threads, Sl. rags; wardrobe, array, accouterments; livery, uniform, regalia; investment,… …
16apparel — See wearing apparel …
17apparel — ap|par|el [əˈpærəl] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: apareil preparation , from apareillier, from Latin apparare; APPARATUS] formal clothes ▪ She looked lovely, despite her strange apparel. ▪ men wearing protective apparel ▪ We sell… …
18apparel — ap|par|el [ ə perəl ] noun uncount 1. ) AMERICAN a word for clothes, used especially in stores or other businesses: Men s apparel is on the second floor. 2. ) LITERARY the clothes someone is wearing, especially unusual or formal clothes …
19apparel — UK [əˈpærəl] / US [əˈperəl] noun [uncountable] 1) literary the clothes someone is wearing, especially unusual or formal clothes 2) American a word for clothes, used especially in stores or other businesses …
20Intimate apparel — During the nineteenth century, women traditionally wore a chemise, which was a straight unadorned linen garment, as their sleeping apparel. Hence the origin of intimate apparel or lingerie derived from the French word linge, or linen. By 1830 …
