garment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈɡɑːmənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈɡɑɹmənt] ~ [ˈɡɑɹmn̩t] (General-American)
- /ˈɡɑɹmənt/ (General-American)
- [ˈɡɑːmənt] ~ [ˈɡɑːmn̩t] (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English garment, garement, garnement, from Old French garnement, guarnement, from Old French garnir, guarnir (“to protect, fortify, clothe, garnish, adorn”), from Frankish *warnijan (“to ward off, refuse, deny”). More at English garnish.
Meanings
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A single article of clothing.
The woman ſhall not weare that which pertaineth vnto a man, neither ſhall a man put on a womans garment: foꝛ all that doe ſo, are abomination vnto the Lord thy God.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 22:5:The captain did a safety drill. This covered where the emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) was located, how to make a mayday call, and where the fire extinguishers were. A crew member demonstrated how to put on an immersion suit. These survival suits are waterproof full-body garments with a hood and integral three-finger gloves and boots. They are bulky and hard to get on but far more likely to save your life in cold water than a lifejacket.
2025 October 21, Rose George, “‘I knew in my head we were dying’: the last voyage of the Scandies Rose”, in The Guardian:This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking.[…]Indeed, all his features were in large mold, like the man himself, as though he had come from a day when skin garments made the proper garb of men.
1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
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(figuratively) The visible exterior in which a thing is invested or embodied.
The highest state in which the soul completely casts away its garment of flesh and becomes a disembodied spirit.
2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 241:
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(Mormonism, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of temple garment.
alt of temple garment
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gartment | alternative, nonstandard | lexicographic | |
| garnment | alternative, nonstandard | lexicographic | |
| garments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
garment bag · foundation garment · undergarment · constant-wear garment · garmentmaker · outer garment · garmentless · garment district · garmentmaking · nethergarment · garment worksheet · touch the hem of someone's garment · upper garment · lower garment · garmentworker · kiss the hem of someone's garment · garmento · overgarment · garmenture · rend one's garments · ungarment · outgarment
Relateds
Translations (122)
mi kowheka (single item of clothing) · no klesplagg (single item of clothing) · pt veste (single item of clothing) · mi whekawheka (single item of clothing) · he בֶּגֶד (single item of clothing) · txb wastsi (single item of clothing) · gl fatelo (single item of clothing) · pa ਜਾਮਾ (single item of clothing) · et rõivas (single item of clothing) · sv klädesplagg (single item of clothing) · ang wǣd (single item of clothing) · ka სამოსელი (single item of clothing) · de Kleidungsstück (single item of clothing) · rom gad (single item of clothing) · nl kledingstuk (single item of clothing) · pt indumento (single item of clothing) · pt peça de roupa (single item of clothing) · la vestīmentum (single item of clothing) · rup stoli (single item of clothing) · es vestimenta (single item of clothing) · arz هدمة (single item of clothing) · egy mn:n-x:t-S27 (single item of clothing) · it vestito (single item of clothing) · io vesto (single item of clothing) · te బట్ట (single item of clothing) · gl peza (single item of clothing) · rup alãxãmintu (single item of clothing) · dlm vestemiant (single item of clothing) · hu öltözet (single item of clothing) · scn vistitu (single item of clothing) · ro veșmânt (single item of clothing) · mrw salombagay (single item of clothing) · mi kākahu (single item of clothing) · eo vesto (single item of clothing) · it capo (single item of clothing) · fr vêtement (single item of clothing) · el ρούχο (single item of clothing) · egy H-b-s-S28 (single item of clothing) · ta துணி (single item of clothing) · rup stranjiu (single item of clothing) · rup nviscãmindu (single item of clothing) · fa جامه (single item of clothing) · enm garnement (single item of clothing) · gl roupa (single item of clothing) · fi vaate (single item of clothing) · sa वस्मन् (single item of clothing) · sh rȕho (single item of clothing) · ka ტანსაცმელი (single item of clothing) · uga 𐎍𐎁𐎌 (single item of clothing) · gl vestido (single item of clothing) · ru оде́жда (single item of clothing) · cs oděv (single item of clothing) · sv persedel (single item of clothing) · da klædningsstykke (single item of clothing) · rup custumi (single item of clothing) · nv ééʼ (single item of clothing) · es peindra (disused) (single item of clothing) · it indumento (single item of clothing) · mk а́лиште (single item of clothing) · rup vishtimintu (single item of clothing) · te వస్త్రము (single item of clothing) · mnc ᡝᡨᡠᡴᡠ ᠠᡩᡠ (single item of clothing) · ar ثَوْب (single item of clothing) · et riie (single item of clothing) · ast prenda (single item of clothing) · pl ubranie (single item of clothing) · eo vestaĵo (single item of clothing) · is spjör (single item of clothing) · ro rufe (single item of clothing) · da beklædningsgenstand (single item of clothing) · hu ruha (single item of clothing) · rup stranj (single item of clothing) · cmn 服装 (single item of clothing) · bg дре́ха (single item of clothing) · ro articol de îmbrăcăminte (single item of clothing) · sv plagg (single item of clothing) · sw nguo (single item of clothing) · mrw ba'ag (single item of clothing) · co vestitu (single item of clothing) · es pilcha (single item of clothing) · arz هدوم (single item of clothing) · ar لِبَاس (single item of clothing) · es prenda de vestir (single item of clothing) · tr giysi (single item of clothing) · is flík (single item of clothing) · got 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹 (single item of clothing) · es prenda (single item of clothing) · cmn 衣服 (single item of clothing) · mnc ᠠᡩᡠ (single item of clothing) · no plagg (single item of clothing) · he מד (single item of clothing) · ru предме́т одежды (single item of clothing) · mi pakikau (single item of clothing) · ro haină (single item of clothing) · ar مَلَابِس (single item of clothing) · sw vazi (single item of clothing) · hy շոր (single item of clothing) · mi mai (single item of clothing) · ta ஆடை (single item of clothing) · hi वस्त्र (single item of clothing) · zdj nguo (single item of clothing) · ka სამოსი (single item of clothing) · az paltar (single item of clothing) · ang hræġl (single item of clothing) · az geyim (single item of clothing) · ka ტანისამოსი (single item of clothing) · cy dilledyn (single item of clothing) · sh ру̏хо (single item of clothing) · mi ko(w)heka (single item of clothing) · sa वस्त्र (single item of clothing) · csm ˀyká·py- (single item of clothing) · mi kōwhekawheka (single item of clothing) · mi weru (single item of clothing) · pdt Kjleet (single item of clothing) · ca peça (single item of clothing) · la indūmentum (single item of clothing) · it abito (single item of clothing) · fi vaatekappale (single item of clothing) · sq petk (single item of clothing) · bg оде́жда (single item of clothing) · pt roupa (single item of clothing) · grc ἱμάτιον (single item of clothing)