apparel
pronunciation
How to pronounce apparel in British English:
UK [əˈpærəl]
How to pronounce apparel in American English:
US [əˈpærəl]
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- Noun:
- clothing in general
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- Verb:
- provide with clothes or put clothes on
Word Origin
- apparel
- apparel: [13] Apparel has the same source as apparatus, and originally it had the same meaning, too: until as late as the start of the 18th century, it was used for ‘equipment needed for performing a particular function’. But the sense ‘clothing’ is of equal antiquity in English, and by the 16th century it had become established as the central meaning of the word. Its immediate source was Old French apareil (modern French appareil means chiefly ‘apparatus’), which came from a hypothetical Vulgar Latin verb *appariculāre, an irregular formation based on Latin apparāre ‘make ready’ (see APPARATUS).=> parent, prepare
- apparel (v.)
- mid-13c., "to equip (in any way)," from Old French apareillier (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *appariculare. This is either from Latin apparare "prepare, make ready" (see apparatus), or from Vulgar Latin *ad-particulare "to put things together." The meaning "to attire in proper clothing" is from mid-14c. Cognate with Italian aparecchiare, Spanish aparejar, Portuguese aparelhar. Related: Appareled; apparelled; appareling; apparelling.
- apparel (n.)
- "personal outfit or attire," early 14c., also "ship's rigging," from Old French apareil "preparation," from apareillier (see apparel (v.)). Earlier in same sense was apparelment (early 14c.).
Example
- 1. Shoppers also can design their shoes and apparel in the stores .
- 2. Cheap imports are blamed for a decline in mills and apparel manufacturers .
- 3. This will keep them organized and the dry and soiled apparel separate .
- 4. Its target demographic is trim buyers and production managers in the apparel industry .
- 5. It began offering products ranging from cd s and electronics to apparel .