noun
Meaning 1
Clothing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
apparel
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/əˈpæɹəl/
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US: /əˈpæ.ɹəl/
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US: /əˈpɛ.ɹəl/
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 P AE1 R AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: AH0 P EH1 R AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Aspect, guise, form.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Furniture of a ship, such as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
To dress or clothe; to attire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- ships appareled to fight
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 7
To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- trees appareled with flowers
- a garden appareled with greenery
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 8
clothing in general
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she was refined in her choice of apparel
- he always bought his clothes at the same store
- fastidious about his dress
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wearing apparel, dress, clothes
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment
Narrower terms: workwear
verb
Meaning 9
provide with clothes or put clothes on
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Parents must feed and dress their child
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change state, turn
Narrower terms: prim, prim up, prim out, cover, wrap up, jacket, frock, shirt, habit, vesture, overdress, overclothe, underdress, corset, shoe, coat, costume, dress up, vest, robe, gown
History
Etymology
From Old French apareillier. Doublet of parrel.
Across languages
Translations
90 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: kleding — clothing
- Afrikaans: drag — clothing
- Afrikaans: gewaad — clothing
- Arabic: مَلَابِس (malābis) — clothing
- Arabic: أَلْبِسَة (ʔalbisa) — clothing
- Bulgarian: облекло́ (oblekló) — clothing
- Bulgarian: дре́хи (dréhi) — clothing
- Bulgarian: оде́жда (odéžda) — clothing
- Cherokee: ᏧᎾᏄᏬ (tsunanuwo) — clothing
- Cherokee: ᏗᎿᏬ (dihnawo) — clothing
- Chinese Mandarin: 服饰 (fúshì) — clothing
- Crimean Tatar: urba — clothing
- Dutch: kleding — clothing
- Esperanto: vestado — clothing
- Finnish: vaatetus — clothing
- Finnish: vaatteet — clothing
- Finnish: vaate — clothing
- Finnish: asu — clothing
- Finnish: puku — clothing
- French: vêtements — clothing
- Hebrew: ביגוד (bigúd) — clothing
- Hindi: परिधान (paridhān) — clothing
- Italian: abbigliamento — clothing
- Korean: 의복 (uibok) — clothing
- Korean: 의류 (uiryu) — clothing
- Korean: 복장 (bokjang) — clothing
- Latin: vestītus — clothing
- Macedonian: облека (obleka) — clothing
- Macedonian: руво (ruvo) — clothing
- Manx: eaddeeyn — clothing
- Māori: weruweru — clothing
- Māori: weweru — clothing
- Māori: ko(w)heka — clothing
- Māori: kōwhekawheka — clothing
- Māori: pakikau — clothing
- Norwegian: antrekk — clothing
- Norwegian: påkledning — clothing
- Pannonian Rusyn: шмати (šmati) — clothing
- Polish: odzież — clothing
- Polish: strój — clothing
- Polish: ubranie — clothing
- Portuguese: vestimenta — clothing
- Russian: оде́жда (odéžda) — clothing
- Serbo-Croatian: одећа — clothing
- Sicilian: robbi — clothing
- Spanish: atavío — clothing
- Spanish: ropa — clothing
- Welsh: gwisgiad — clothing
- Welsh: gwisgiadau — clothing
- Bulgarian: снаряжавам (snarjažavam) — to furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out
- Finnish: varustaa — to furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out
- Korean: 장비하다 (jangbihada) — to furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out
- Polish: wyposażać — to furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out
- Polish: wyposażyć — to furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out
- Polish: ekwipować — to furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out
- Polish: wyekwipować — to furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out
- Polish: zaopatrywać — to furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out
- Polish: zaopatrzyć — to furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out
- Russian: снаряжа́ть (snarjažátʹ) — to furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out
- Russian: снаряди́ть (snarjadítʹ) — to furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out
- Bulgarian: обличам (obličam) — to dress or clothe
- Finnish: pukea — to dress or clothe
- Finnish: sonnustautua — to dress or clothe
- Hebrew: הלביש (hilbísh) — to dress or clothe
- Korean: 입히다 (iphida) — to dress or clothe
- Polish: odziewać — to dress or clothe
- Polish: odziać — to dress or clothe
- Polish: stroić — to dress or clothe
- Polish: wystrajać — to dress or clothe
- Polish: wystroić — to dress or clothe
- Polish: ubierać — to dress or clothe
- Polish: ubrać — to dress or clothe
- Portuguese: vestir — to dress or clothe
- Russian: одева́ть (odevátʹ) — to dress or clothe
- Russian: оде́ть (odétʹ) — to dress or clothe
- Russian: наряжа́ть (narjažátʹ) — to dress or clothe
- Russian: наряди́ть (narjadítʹ) — to dress or clothe
- Bulgarian: украсявам (ukrasjavam) — to deck
- Finnish: koristella — to deck
- Finnish: koristaa — to deck
- Hebrew: עיטר (itér) — to deck
- Korean: 꾸미다 (kkumida) — to deck
- Polish: dekorować — to deck
- Polish: udekorować — to deck
- Polish: wystrajać — to deck
- Polish: wystroić — to deck
- Russian: наряжат́ь (narjažat́ʹ) — to deck
- Russian: наряди́ть (narjadítʹ) — to deck
- Russian: украша́ть (ukrašátʹ) — to deck
- Russian: укра́сить (ukrásitʹ) — to deck
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