–n.
1. clothing; dress: »
Does this store sell women's apparel?
SYNONYM(S): raiment, garb. See syn. under dress. (Cf. ↑dress)2. Figurative. anything viewed as similar to clothing; that which covers or envelops: »
a range of hills in the green apparel of June foliage.
SYNONYM(S): raiment, garb. See syn. under dress. (Cf. ↑dress)–v.t.
to clothe; dress up; array: »
The horseback riders, gaily appareled, formed part of the circus parade.
╂[< Old French apareil < apareiller prepare, fit out, probably ultimately < Latin apparāre < ad- to + parāre make ready]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.