appareling
Getting someone dressed
Appareling is clothing or dressing someone, or equipping them with garments: The costume department spent hours appareling the cast.
The word is formal and rarely encountered outside literary or historical contexts.
Also spelled apparelling.
Set of clothes worn together
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- wardrobeGarment storage furniture
- garmentsArticles of clothing
- clothingBody coverings worn daily
vestments · raiment · regalia · threads · getup · dress · wear · finery
Putting on garments
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- vestmentsCeremonial religious attire
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
liturgical · ordination · graduation · knighting · enthronement · ceremonial · ritual · formal
Custom clothing adjustment
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
- hemmingSewing a fabric edge
- fittingSuitable or proper
alterations · dressmaking · cutting · draping · sizing · needlework · patterns · linings
Wraparound Japanese garment
- caftanLoose, long-sleeved robe
- sariWrapped South Asian dress
- hanbokTraditional Korean clothing ensemble
- dashikiOrnate West African pullover
dirndl · lederhosen · kilt · toga · robe · tunic · poncho · sarong
Identity-concealing alteration
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- dress-upPlay involving costumes
- cosplayDressing as media characters
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
transformation · character · roleplay · makeover · Halloween · carnival · pageant · costuming
Providing necessary tools
- outfittingSupplying with necessary gear
- armoringAdding protective covering
- gearToothed wheel or belongings
- protectionGuarding against harm
mail · plate · greaves · gauntlets · breastplate · helmet · shield · chainmail
outfit
Set of clothes worn together
clothing · vestments · raiment · regalia · threads · getup · dress · wear · finery · trappings
robing
Putting on garments
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- vestmentsCeremonial religious attire
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
coronation · liturgical · ordination · graduation · knighting · enthronement · ceremonial · ritual · formal · procession
tailoring
Custom clothing adjustment
fitting · alterations · dressmaking · cutting · draping · sizing · needlework · patterns · linings · bespoke
kimono
Wraparound Japanese garment
- caftanLoose, long-sleeved robe
- sariWrapped South Asian dress
- hanbokTraditional Korean clothing ensemble
dashiki · dirndl · lederhosen · kilt · toga · robe · tunic · poncho · sarong · cheongsam
disguise
Identity-concealing alteration
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- dress-upPlay involving costumes
- cosplayDressing as media characters
theatrical · transformation · character · roleplay · makeover · Halloween · carnival · pageant · costuming
equipping
Providing necessary tools
- outfittingSupplying with necessary gear
- armoringAdding protective covering
- gearToothed wheel or belongings
protection · mail · plate · greaves · gauntlets · breastplate · helmet · shield · chainmail · arming