garb

[US]/gɑːb/
[UK]/ɡɑrb/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. attire; dress; clothing
vt. dress up; put on clothes

Phrases & Collocations

traditional garb

royal garb

eccentric garb

medieval garb

festive garb

Example Sentences

garb oneself as a sailor

the black and brown garb of a Franciscan friar.

she was garbed in Indian shawls.

a man garbed in ancient vesture.

presented their radical ideas in the garb of moderation.

She doffs her garb worn under fire and wears again female attire.

Real-world Examples

" I have stayed abed too long. Bring me some clean garb" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

Once we are garbed completely, we can begin the operation.

Source: Connection Magazine

I wonder what our garb will look like in the future.

Source: Hu Min reads stories to remember TOEFL vocabulary.

He puts on his ceremonial garb: red face paint, earrings, and a necklace of shark's teeth and vertebrae.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

" I need to change into fresh garb, Your Grace. May I have your leave" ?

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

Other popular stars are the hairy frogfish (pictured) and the wonderfully titled colourfully garbed flamboyant cuttlefish.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Marketed originally to farmers, mechanics and miners, they became the garb of choice for Western horsemen.

Source: The Economist - Arts

He was an aged man, clad in seafaring garb, with an old pea-jacket buttoned up to his throat.

Source: The Sign of the Four

" You dare talk of tricks? Your brother Tyrion sent us cutthroats in envoy's garb, under a peace banner" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

So the default work garb for men, when meeting clients, is jacket, open-necked shirt and dark trousers (denim excluded).

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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