'Apparel' definitions:
Definition of 'apparel'
From: WordNet
noun
Clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress" [syn: apparel, wearing apparel, dress, clothes]
verb
Definition of 'Apparel'
From: Easton
- 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. One who had only this tunic on was spoken of as "naked" (1 Sam. 19:24; Job 24:10; Isa. 20:2). Those in high stations sometimes wore two tunics, the outer being called the "upper garment" (1 Sam. 15:27; 18:4; 24:5; Job 1:20).
- They wore in common an over-garment ("mantle," Isa. 3:22; 1 Kings 19:13; 2 Kings 2:13), a loose and flowing robe. The folds of this upper garment could be formed into a lap (Ruth 3:15; Ps. 79:12; Prov. 17:23; Luke 6:38). Generals of armies usually wore scarlet robes (Judg. 8:26; Nah. 2:3). A form of conspicuous raiment is mentioned in Luke 20:46; comp. Matt. 23:5.
- Priests alone wore trousers. Both men and women wore turbans. Kings and nobles usually had a store of costly garments for festive occasions (Isa. 3:22; Zech. 3:4) and for presents (Gen. 45:22; Esther 4:4; 6:8, 11; 1 Sam. 18:4; 2 Kings 5:5; 10:22). Prophets and ascetics wore coarse garments (Isa. 20:2; Zech. 13:4; Matt. 3:4).
Synonyms of 'apparel'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- investiture,
- investment,
- linen,
- rags,
- raiment,
- robes,
- sportswear,
- style,
- things,
- threads,
- togs,
- toilette,
- trim,
- vestment,
- vesture,
- wear,
- wearing apparel