as in clothing
covering for the human body
chimney sweeps wearing the traditional garments of their trade
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as in clothes
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
a socialite who was among the most gorgeously garmented women of her time
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Plural Noun
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The photo collection started with a rather comical picture of Hadid sprawled on the concrete floor of a dressing room – as the star is lying down in a pink sweatshirt, leggings, ballet-core leg warmers and surrounded by racks of clothes.—
Zizi Strater,
Peoplemag,
14 Feb. 2023 -
A few kilometers away, families stand with boxes full of winter clothes at a donation center.—
Fariba Nawa,
The Christian Science Monitor,
8 Feb. 2023
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Rooker unsurprisingly embraces the lunacy of his character, who dresses in Native American drag and tastes bird poop to track his prey.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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White leather forms the majority of the upper and likewise dresses the midsole, while the outsole, lining and elephant take on the citrus color.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Garments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garments. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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