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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ap•par•el /əˈpærəl/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Clothingclothing, esp. outerwear;
garments;
attire:winter apparel.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ap•par•el (ə par′əl),USA pronunciation n., v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. n. - Clothingclothing, esp. outerwear;
garments;
attire;
raiment. - anything that decorates or covers.
- superficial appearance;
aspect;
guise. - Nautical, Naval Termsthe masts, sails, anchor, etc., used to equip a vessel.
- [Eccles.]a piece of embroidery, usually oblong, on certain vestments, esp. on the alb or amice.
v.t. - to dress or clothe.
- to adorn;
ornament. - Naval Terms[Naut.]to equip (a vessel) with apparel.
- Vulgar Latin *appariculāre, equivalent. to ap- ap-1 + *paricul(us) a fit (see par, -cule1) + -ā- thematic vowel + -re infinitive suffix
- Old French apareillier to make fit, fit out
- Middle English appareillen 1200–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged clothes, dress, garb, costume, habiliments, vesture.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged outfit, array, deck out.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: apparel /əˈpærəl/ n - something that covers or adorns, esp outer garments or clothing
- a vessel's gear and equipment
vb ( -els, -elling, -elled, US -els, -eling, -eled)- archaic (transitive) to clothe, adorn, etc
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French apareillier to make ready, from Vulgar Latin appariculāre (unattested), from Latin apparāre, from parāre to prepare |