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GARMENT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An article of clothing

Example:

garments of the finest silk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("garment" is a kind of...):

article of clothing; clothing; habiliment; vesture; wear; wearable (a covering designed to be worn on a person's body)

Meronyms (parts of "garment"):

yoke (fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment)

hipline (the line formed by the lower edge of hip-length garment)

armhole (a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached)

band; banding; stripe (an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material)

bosom (cloth that covers the chest or breasts)

button hole; buttonhole (a hole through which buttons are pushed)

dart (a tapered tuck made in dressmaking)

eyehole; eyelet (a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar)

fly; fly front (an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth)

gusset; inset (a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment)

dag; jag (a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing)

jag (a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing)

liner; lining (a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment)

neck; neck opening (an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck)

pocket (a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles)

shoulder (the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder)

skirt (cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist)

arm; sleeve (the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "garment"):

romper; romper suit (a one-piece garment for children to wear at play; the lower part is shaped like bloomers)

sackcloth (a garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorse)

scapular; scapulary (garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit)

scarf (a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration)

sealskin (a garment (as a jacket or coat or robe) made of sealskin)

separate (a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments)

shirt (a garment worn on the upper half of the body)

silks (the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable)

skirt (a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women)

stomacher (garment consisting of a V-shaped panel of stiff material worn over the chest and stomach in the 16th century)

straightjacket; straitjacket (a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person)

suit; suit of clothes (a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color)

sunsuit (a child's garment consisting of a brief top and shorts)

swaddling bands; swaddling clothes (a garment (a gown or narrow strips of cloth) for an infant)

jumper; sweater (a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body)

sweat suit; sweats; sweatsuit; workout suit (garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt)

bathing costume; bathing suit; swimming costume; swimsuit; swimwear (tight fitting garment worn for swimming)

trouser (a garment (or part of a garment) designed for or relating to trousers)

pair of trousers; pant; trousers ((usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately)

undergarment; unmentionable (a garment worn under other garments)

vest; waistcoat (a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat)

weeds; widow's weeds (a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning)

wet suit (a close-fitting garment made of a permeable material; worn in cold water (as by skin divers) to retain body heat)

wraparound (a garment (as a dress or coat) with a full length opening; adjusts to the body by wrapping around)

breechcloth; breechclout; loincloth (a garment that provides covering for the loins)

burka; burqa (a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan)

camlet (a garment made of camlet fabric)

diaper; napkin; nappy (garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement)

fur (a garment made of animal pelts or synthetic fur)

gown; scrubs; surgical gown (protective garment worn by surgeons during operations)

haick; haik (an outer garment consisting of a large piece of white cloth; worn by men and women in northern Africa)

hand-me-down (outgrown garment passed down from one person to another)

head covering; veil (a garment that covers the head and face)

hose (man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet)

ironing (garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed)

jump suit; jumpsuit (one-piece garment fashioned after a parachutist's uniform)

robe (any loose flowing garment)

reversible (a garment (especially a coat) that can be worn inside out (with either side of the cloth showing))

raglan (a garment (coat or sweater) that has raglan sleeves)

peplos; peplum; peplus (a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist)

outer garment; overgarment (a garment worn over other garments)

neckwear (articles of clothing worn about the neck)

motley (a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume))

mending (garments that must be repaired)

body suit; cat suit; leotard; unitard (a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance)

leg covering; legging; leging (a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle))

laundry; wash; washables; washing (garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering)

kanzu ((Swahili) a long garment (usually white) with long sleeves; worn by men in East Africa)

Derivation:

garment (provide with clothes or put clothes on)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Provide with clothes or put clothes on

Example:

Parents must feed and dress their child

Synonyms:

apparel; clothe; dress; enclothe; fit out; garb; garment; habilitate; raiment; tog

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "garment" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Verb group:

dress; get dressed (put on clothes)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "garment"):

gown (dress in a gown)

robe; vest (clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes)

costume; dress up (dress in a costume)

coat (cover or provide with a coat)

shoe (furnish with shoes)

corset (dress with a corset)

underdress (dress without sufficient warmth)

overclothe; overdress (dress too warmly)

vesture (provide or cover with a cloak)

habit (put a habit on)

shirt (put a shirt on)

frock (put a frock on)

jacket (put a jacket on)

cover; wrap up (clothe, as if for protection from the elements)

prim; prim out; prim up (dress primly)

Sentence frames:

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Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

garment (an article of clothing)

Credits

 Context examples: 

A barrier garment or padding used to absorb urine and stool, thereby helping to protect the skin and keep clothing and bedding clean.

(Diaper, NCI Thesaurus)

Later, a compression garment (tight-fitting, elastic piece of clothing) is worn to keep fluid from building up again.

(Complex decongestive therapy, NCI Dictionary)

I had taken my dried clothes down from the galley the night before, and the first thing I did was to exchange the cook’s garments for them.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

The work done by the Cambridge researchers opens a number of commercial opportunities for ink based on two-dimensional materials, ranging from personal health and well-being technology, to wearable energy and data storage, military garments, wearable computing and fashion.

(Washable, wearable battery-like devices could be woven directly into clothes, University of Cambridge)

The latter and I would have gone out to fly the great kite; but that I had still no other clothes than the anything but ornamental garments with which I had been decorated on the first day, and which confined me to the house, except for an hour after dark, when my aunt, for my health's sake, paraded me up and down on the cliff outside, before going to bed.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

The measuring was a most solemn and serious function, though it was nothing to the trying-on two days later, when my uncle stood by in an agony of apprehension as each garment was adjusted, he and Weston arguing over every seam and lapel and skirt until I was dizzy with turning round in front of them.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Their outward garments were adorned with the figures of suns, moons, and stars; interwoven with those of fiddles, flutes, harps, trumpets, guitars, harpsichords, and many other instruments of music, unknown to us in Europe.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

There were no signs of violence upon any of these garments, and there were no other traces of Mr. Neville St. Clair.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Vain was Maria's attempt to rescue the garment.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

“The foul fiend may lurk beneath a garment of light. We must have some sign or warrant of your mission.”

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)