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apparel::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | clothes, dress, wearing apparel |
| Type of | clothing, vesture, wear, article of clothing, wearable, habiliment |
| Has types | workwear |
she was refined in her choice of apparel.
apparel::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog |
| Type of | turn, change state |
| Has types | jacket, overclothe, overdress, prim, prim out, prim up, robe, shirt, shoe, wrap up, coat, corset, costume, cover, dress up, frock, gown, habit, vest, vesture, underdress |
| Verb group | get dressed, dress |
Examples of apparel
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There are not that many investments in electronic goods space, books or apparel.
From the online.wsj.com
International players include German sports apparel group Adidas and Air France.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
They are also loading up on apparel, and retailers are eager to win their favor.
From the businessweek.com
Apparel spending for the month was down 5.2% compared with that of October 2007.
From the online.wsj.com
Having an on-site tailor helps because most off-the-rack apparel needs tweaking.
From the sacbee.com
The latest sneakers, jeans, T-shirts and San Diego Padres apparel fill the shop.
From the travel.nytimes.com
It's among the best in the Carolinas with a great selection of top-line apparel.
From the charlotteobserver.com
We made a deal with Philips-Van Huesen to have them manage our apparel business.
From the boston.com
The company will retain its hospital apparel and industrial glove product lines.
From the delawareonline.com
- Clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress"
- Dress: provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"
- (appareled) dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination; "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "professors robed in crimson"; "tuxedo-attired gentlemen"; "crimson-robed Harvard ...
- A feature of all modern human societies is the wearing of clothing, a category encompassing a wide variety of materials that cover the body. The primary purpose of clothing is functional, as a protection from the elements. ...
- Clothing; To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out; To dress or clothe; to attire; To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental; to deck; to embellish; as, trees appareled with flowers, or a garden with verdure
- A vessel's outfit, such as rigging, anchor and life boats. The term used in distribution/transport of clothing for a single piece of clothing, a garment.
- Assets have a limited number of uses (e.g. clothing, shoes, toner cartridges, some toys).
- Clothing. The apparel sector is important for trade because, as a very labor intensive sector, it is a likely source of comparative advantage for developing countries. See textiles and apparel.
- In Old Testament times the distinction between male and female attire was not very marked. The statute forbidding men to wear female apparel (Deut. 22:5) referred especially to ornaments and head-dresses. Both men and women wore (1) an under garment or tunic, which was bound by a girdle. ...
