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garment

garment

120 1.8
An item of clothing that covers the body
  • noun
  • /ˈɡɑːrmənt/
translation icon : prenda
  • Look at this garment.
  • wear garments
  • garment industry
  • textiles and garments

They should bring their actual patterns and garments to the interview.

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Examples

  • My wife thanks you for this fine garment, mademoiselle.

  • My mother is a secretary for the Ladies Garment Workers Union.

  • Draw the rest of the garment, cut the four pieces together.

  • The most sustainable garment is one that is already here.

  • This coat felt really royal, like a garment that a queen will wear.

  • Probably, it was easier than working in a garment factory, after all.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Paul stops for only a moment before using a garment to wipe makeup from his face.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • "Where on earth did you get such a garment as that?" Momma asked.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Now on to the epitome of the comfortable garment, the sweatshirt.

  • He wore a bright red garment to the party that caught everyone's attention.

Synonyms

clothes
vsgarment
1.0

Things you wear to cover your body, like shirts and coats

is a single-item term rather than the general everyday category
clothing
vsgarment
530 1.0

Things you wear to cover your body

is the name for one specific body covering piece rather than the group
attire
vsgarment
  • Formal
51 4.3

Clothes for special or formal occasions, like a suit

is a neutral single-piece term not limited to formal situations
11 1.3

A single item you wear, like a shirt or dress

is the general term for one piece that covers the body
wearing apparel
vsgarment
1 2.8

Clothes people put on to cover their body

denotes one individual piece instead of the complete set

Antonyms

nakedness
  • NSFW
15 2.8

Being without clothes and feeling exposed

undress
  • NSFW
5 3.3

The state of wearing no or only some clothes

Idioms

Ask an important person for help or a blessing

Compounds

7 2.7

A long bag for carrying clothes so they do not get wrinkled and can be hung

A business that makes and sells clothes, often for fashion

A person who makes clothes in a factory or workshop

A piece of clothing women wear under dresses to shape or support their body

A person who makes clothes in a factory or workshop

A piece of clothing like a coat worn over other clothes for warmth or protection

Clothing that keeps your body safe from injury or dangerous chemicals

A cloth used to wrap a dead person for burial

A person who prepares cloth pieces to sew into clothes

How Warm

parka
29 1.5
coat
957 1.0
sweater
421 1.0
garment
120 1.8
shirt
1.0
vest
  • UK
136 1.0

Surface Forms

garment singular
garments plural

Etymology

The word garment comes from an old French word garnement and the verb garnir, which meant 'to equip' or 'to prepare'. So a garment is literally a thing that 'equips' you — a piece of clothing you put on to be ready.