[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

apparel \appar"el\, v. t. imp.  p. p. appareled, or
   apparelled; p. pr.  vb. n. appareling, or
   apparelling. of. apareiller.
   1. to make or get something ready; to prepare. obs.
      --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. to furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.
      1913 webster

            ships . . . appareled to fight.       --hayward.
      1913 webster

   3. to dress or clothe; to attire.
      1913 webster

            they which are gorgeously appareled, and live
            delicately, are in kings' courts.     --luke vii.
                                                  25.
      1913 webster

   4. to dress with external ornaments; to cover with something
      ornamental; to deck; to embellish; as, trees appareled
      with flowers, or a garden with verdure.
      1913 webster

            appareled in celestial light.         --wordsworth.
      1913 webster
see also:
appareled apparelled appareling apparelling 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

apparel \appar"el\, n. oe. apparel, apareil, of. apareil,
   appareil, preparation, provision, furniture, of. apareiller
   to match, prepare, f. appareiller; of. a l. ad + pareil
   like, similar, fr. ll. pariculus, dim. of l. par equal. see
   pair.
   1. external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; garb;
      external habiliments or array.
      1913 webster

            fresh in his new apparel, proud and young. --denham.
      1913 webster

            at public devotion his resigned carriage made
            religion appear in the natural apparel of
            simplicity.                           --tatler.
      1913 webster

   2. a small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and
      some other ecclesiastical vestments.
      1913 webster

   3. naut. the furniture of a ship, as masts, sails, rigging,
      anchors, guns, etc.
      1913 webster

   syn: dress; clothing; vesture; garments; raiment; garb;
        costume; attire; habiliments.
        1913 webster
see also:
pair 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

apparel
     n : clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of
         apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same
         store"; "fastidious about his dress" syn: wearing
         apparel, dress, clothes
     v : provide with clothes or put clothes on; "parents must feed
         and dress their child" syn: dress, clothe, enclothe,
          garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit
         out ant: undress
see also:
wearing apparel dress clothes clothe enclothe garb 
raiment tog garment habilitate fit out 
undress 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

42 moby thesaurus words for "apparel":
   appoint, array, attire, bedizenment, clad, clothes, clothing,
   costume, drapery, dress, dressing, duds, enclothe, fashion,
   fatigues, feathers, fig, garb, garment, garments, gear, guise,
   habiliment, habiliments, habit, investiture, investment, linen,
   rags, raiment, robes, sportswear, style, things, threads, togs,
   toilette, trim, vestment, vesture, wear, wearing apparel

[5] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

apparel
   in old testament times the distinction between male and female
   attire was not very marked. the statute forbidding men to wear
   female apparel deut. 22:5 referred especially to ornaments and
   head-dresses. both men and women wore 1 an under garment or
   tunic, which was bound by a girdle. one who had only this tunic
   on was spoken of as "naked" 1 sam. 19:24; job 24:10; isa.
   20:2. those in high stations sometimes wore two tunics, the
   outer being called the "upper garment" 1 sam. 15:27; 18:4;
   24:5; job 1:20. 2. they wore in common an over-garment
   "mantle," isa. 3:22; 1 kings 19:13; 2 kings 2:13, a loose and
   flowing robe. the folds of this upper garment could be formed
   into a lap ruth 3:15; ps. 79:12; prov. 17:23; luke 6:38.
   generals of armies usually wore scarlet robes judg. 8:26; nah.
   2:3. a form of conspicuous raiment is mentioned in luke 20:46;
   comp. matt. 23:5.
   
     priests alone wore trousers. both men and women wore turbans.
   kings and nobles usually had a store of costly garments for
   festive occasions isa. 3:22; zech. 3:4 and for presents gen.
   45:22; esther 4:4; 6:8, 11; 1 sam. 18:4; 2 kings 5:5; 10:22.
   prophets and ascetics wore coarse garments isa. 20:2; zech.
   13:4; matt. 3:4.
   

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