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Garb

Clothing in general.

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Verb group 2

Dress 84% connected

To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Dress 84% connected

To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.

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Broader term 6

Clothing 76% connected

of Clothe

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Habiliment 76% connected

A garment; an article of clothing.

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Turn 76% connected

To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wh…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Vesture 76% connected

A garment or garments; a robe; clothing; dress; apparel; vestment; covering; envelope.

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Wear 76% connected

Same as Weir.

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Wearable 76% connected

Capable of being worn; suitable to be worn.

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Manner of action 15

Coat 76% connected

An outer garment fitting the upper part of the body; especially, such a garment worn by men.

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Corset 76% connected

In the Middle Ages, a gown or basque of which the body was close fitting, worn by both men and women.

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Costume 76% connected

Dress in general; esp., the distinctive style of dress of a people, class, or period.

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Cover 76% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

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Frock 76% connected

A loose outer garment; especially, a gown forming a part of European modern costume for women and children; also, a coarse shirtlike garment worn by…

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Gown 76% connected

A loose, flowing upper garment

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Habit 76% connected

The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a relig…

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Jacket 76% connected

A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts.

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Overdress 76% connected

To dress or adorn to excess; to dress too much.

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Prim 76% connected

The privet.

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Robe 76% connected

An outer garment; a dress of a rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; hence, a dress of state, rank, office, or the like.

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Shirt 76% connected

A loose under-garment for the upper part of the body, made of cotton, linen, or other material; -- formerly used of the under-garment of either sex,…

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Shoe 76% connected

A covering for the human foot, usually made of leather, having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and a lighter top. It differs from a boot on not exten…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Vest 76% connected

An article of clothing covering the person; an outer garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe.

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Vesture 76% connected

A garment or garments; a robe; clothing; dress; apparel; vestment; covering; envelope.

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Narrower term 6

Costume 76% connected

Dress in general; esp., the distinctive style of dress of a people, class, or period.

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Disguise 76% connected

To change the guise or appearance of; especially, to conceal by an unusual dress, or one intended to mislead or deceive.

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Finery 76% connected

Fineness; beauty.

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Habit 76% connected

The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a relig…

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Outfit 76% connected

A fitting out, or equipment, as of a ship for a voyage, or of a person for an expedition in an unoccupied region or residence in a foreign land; thin…

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Rig 76% connected

A ridge.

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Derivationally related 4

Dress 74% connected

To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Dress 74% connected

To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Dressy 74% connected

Showy in dress; attentive to dress.

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Dressy 74% connected

Showy in dress; attentive to dress.

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Synonym 8

Apparel 92% connected

External clothing; vesture; garments; dress; garb; external habiliments or array.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Attire 92% connected

To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Clothe 92% connected

To put garments on; to cover with clothing; to dress.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Dress 92% connected

To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Enclothe 92% connected

To clothe.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Garment 92% connected

Any article of clothing, as a coat, a gown, etc.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Habilitate 92% connected

Qualified or entitled.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Raiment 92% connected

Clothing in general; vesture; garments; -- usually singular in form, with a collective sense.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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