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Garment

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

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Verb group 2

Dress 84% connected

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

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Dress 84% connected

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

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Narrower term 37

Breechcloth 76% connected

A cloth worn around the breech.

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Camlet 76% connected

A woven fabric originally made of camel's hair, now chiefly of goat's hair and silk, or of wool and cotton.

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Diaper 76% connected

Any textile fabric (esp. linen or cotton toweling) woven in diaper pattern. See 2.

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Fur 76% connected

The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals, growing thick on the skin, and distinguished from the hair, which is longer and coarser.

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Gown 76% connected

A loose, flowing upper garment

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Haik 76% connected

A large piece of woolen or cotton cloth worn by Arabs as an outer garment.

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Hose 76% connected

of Hose

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Ironing 76% connected

of Iron

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Jumper 76% connected

One who, or that which, jumps.

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Laundry 76% connected

A laundering; a washing.

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Legging 76% connected

Alt. of Leggin

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Mending 76% connected

of Mend

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Motley 76% connected

Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat.

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Napkin 76% connected

A little towel, or small cloth, esp. one for wiping the fingers and mouth at table.

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Nappy 76% connected

Inclined to sleep; sleepy; as, to feel nappy.

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Neckwear 76% connected

A collective term for cravats, collars, etc.

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Pant 76% connected

To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.

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Peplus 76% connected

An upper garment worn by Grecian and Roman women.

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Raglan 76% connected

A loose overcoat with large sleeves; -- named from Lord Raglan, an English general.

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Reversible 76% connected

Capable of being reversed; as, a chair or seat having a reversible back; a reversible judgment or sentence.

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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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Sackcloth 76% connected

Linen or cotton cloth such as sacks are made of; coarse cloth; anciently, a cloth or garment worn in mourning, distress, mortification, or penitence.

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Scapular 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the scapula or the shoulder.

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Scapulary 76% connected

A loose sleeveless vestment falling in front and behind, worn by certain religious orders and devout persons.

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Scarf 76% connected

A cormorant.

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Separate 76% connected

To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.

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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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Skirt 76% connected

The lower and loose part of a coat, dress, or other like garment; the part below the waist; as, the skirt of a coat, a dress, or a mantle.

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Stomacher 76% connected

One who stomachs.

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Suit 76% connected

The act of following or pursuing, as game; pursuit.

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Sweater 76% connected

One who sweats.

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Trousers 76% connected

A garment worn by men and boys, extending from the waist to the knee or to the ankle, and covering each leg separately.

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Veil 76% connected

Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of gauze, crape, or similar…

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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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Waistcoat 76% connected

A short, sleeveless coat or garment for men, worn under the coat, extending no lower than the hips, and covering the waist; a vest.

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Wash 76% connected

To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or…

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Washing 76% connected

of Wash

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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…

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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…

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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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Component part 23

Arm 70% connected

The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.

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Armhole 70% connected

The cavity under the shoulder; the armpit.

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Band 70% connected

A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or con…

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Banding 70% connected

of Band

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Bosom 70% connected

The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms, to which anything is pressed when embraced by them.

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Buttonhole 70% connected

The hole or loop in which a button is caught.

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Dag 70% connected

A dagger; a poniard.

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Dart 70% connected

A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance; a javelin; hence, any sharp-pointed missile weapon, as an arrow.

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Eyehole 70% connected

A circular opening to recive a hook, cord, ring, or rope; an eyelet.

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Eyelet 70% connected

A small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc.

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Fly 70% connected

To move in or pass thorugh the air with wings, as a bird.

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Gusset 70% connected

A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement.

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Inset 70% connected

To infix.

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Jag 70% connected

A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation.

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Liner 70% connected

One who lines, as, a liner of shoes.

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Lining 70% connected

of Line

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Neck 70% connected

The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the trunk.

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Pocket 70% connected

A bag or pouch; especially; a small bag inserted in a garment for carrying small articles, particularly money; hence, figuratively, money; wealth.

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Shoulder 70% connected

The joint, or the region of the joint, by which the fore limb is connected with the body or with the shoulder girdle; the projection formed by the bo…

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Skirt 70% connected

The lower and loose part of a coat, dress, or other like garment; the part below the waist; as, the skirt of a coat, a dress, or a mantle.

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Sleeve 70% connected

See Sleave, untwisted thread.

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Stripe 70% connected

A line, or long, narrow division of anything of a different color or structure from the ground; hence, any linear variation of color or structure; as…

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Yoke 70% connected

A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.

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Synonym 7

Apparel 92% connected

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

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Clothe 92% connected

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

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Dress 92% connected

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

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Enclothe 92% connected

To clothe.

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Garb 92% connected

Clothing in general.

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Habilitate 92% connected

Qualified or entitled.

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Raiment 92% connected

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

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