garb

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Garb is clothing, especially when distinctive or characteristic of a particular group or role: prison garb, surgical garb, priestly garb.

The word suggests a complete outfit rather than individual items.

To garb someone is to dress them, usually in something specific: garbed in ceremonial robes.

clothing

attire

Personal garments collectively

  • apparelClothing collectively
  • dressSkirted one-piece garment
  • outfitSet of clothes worn together

ensemble · costume · garment · raiment · vestments · robe · tunic · frock · habit · threads

disguise

masquerade

Deceptive act or costume party

cloak · veil · concealment · cover · pretense · impersonation · facade · charade · undercover · deception

uniform

military

Armed forces collectively

ceremonial · dress · service · combat · livery · occupational · scrubs · coveralls · jumpsuit · overalls

fashion

couture

Custom high-fashion design

style · vogue · trendy · runway · sartorial · bespoke · tailored · elegance · glamour · silhouette

ceremonial

regalia

Ceremonial emblems of authority

pontifical · coronation · ritual · sacerdotal · ecclesiastical · academic · graduation · judicial · mayoral · investiture

cultural

traditional

Following long-held customs

ceremonial · sari · kimono · hanbok · dashiki · kente · dirndl · lederhosen · kaftan · thobe

historical

renaissance

Period of renewed vitality

baroque · colonial · elizabethan · byzantine · roman · gothic · vintage · antique · period · rococo

Categories
Opposites
clothed state

garbnakedness

Unclothed condition

nudity · bareness · undress · exposure · dishabille

action of dressing

garbundress

Remove one's garments

disrobe · unclothe · strip · divest · denude

Phrases
Family

garbed, garbs, garbing

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G