noun / verb
garb
GARB/ɡɑːrb/
Clothing, especially of a distinctive style.
The cook wears a chef’s garb.
Etymology
Whether from French “gracefulness” or directly from Italian garbo, “grace, elegance,” garb first concerned elegance and outward demeanor. It then narrowed to fashion of dress, linking a person's appearance with characteristic clothing.
In context
counter. The upper half of a person is protruding from a cellar door behind the counter, this person does not appear to be suffering from advanced infection and wears the garb of a Russian soldier.
More examples
- He arrived garbed in an old military uniform.
- Her everyday garb was simple and practical.
- The painting depicts workers in traditional garb.
Forms
garb · garbs · garbed · garbing