garb

garb
1. noun /ɡɑː(ɹ)b/
a) A type of dress or clothing.

Yorkshire supplied 500 bows, and 580 garbs of arrows, 360 of which had iron heads pointed with steel.

b) fashion, style of dressing oneself up
2. verb /ɡɑː(ɹ)b/
To dress in garb.

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  • Garb — (g[aum]rb), n. [OF. garbe looks, countenance, grace, ornament, fr. OHG. garaw[=i], garw[=i], ornament, dress. akin to E. gear. See {Gear}, n.] 1. (a) Clothing in general. (b) The whole dress or suit of clothes worn by any person, especially when… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Garb — Garb, v. t. To clothe; array; deck. [1913 Webster] These black dog Dons Garb themselves bravely. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • garb — [ garb ] noun uncount a particular type of clothing, for example clothing that shows your situation in life or the work you do: his customary military garb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • garb — [gärb] n. [OFr garbe, gracefulness < It garbo, elegance < ? Gmc * garwī > OHG gar(a)wen, to prepare, dress, ornament] 1. clothing; manner or style of dress, esp. as characteristic of an occupation, profession, or rank [clerical garb] 2.… …   English World dictionary

  • Garb — (g[aum]rb), n. [F. gerbe, OF. also garbe, OHG. garba, G. garbe; cf. Skr. g[.r]bh to seize, E. grab.] (Her.) A sheaf of grain (wheat, unless otherwise specified). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • garb — [ga:b US ga:rb] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Early French garbe gracefulness , from Italian garbo] formal a particular style of clothing, especially clothes that show your type of work or look unusual ▪ priestly garb …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • garb — garb·less; garb; …   English syllables

  • garb — [n] clothing apparel, appearance, array, attire, clothes, costume, dress, duds*, feathers*, form, garment, gear, guise, habiliment, habit, outfit, rags*, raiment, robes*, semblance, things*, threads*, uniform, vestments, wear; concept 451 garb… …   New thesaurus

  • garb — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. garbbie {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} wypukłość na plecach (rzadziej na piersiach) powstała w wyniku zniekształcenia kręgosłupa : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Mieć duży garb.… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • Garb — Garb, el, Provinz vom Reiche Marocco im Süden des Atlasgebirges …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • garb — index clothe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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