1
: personal attire : clothing of a particular kind
dressed in fine apparel
—used chiefly in U.S. English to refer to clothing that is being sold in storesa new line of women's apparel
athletic apparel
2
: the equipment (such as sails and rigging) of a ship
3
: something that clothes or adorns
the bright apparel of spring
appareled or apparelled; appareling or apparelling
1
: to put clothes on : dress
was formally appareled [=was wearing formal clothes]
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Examples of apparel in a Sentence
Noun
a sale on summer apparel for women
Verb
a designer who regularly apparels several of the presenters at the Oscar ceremonies
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Executives said during the previous quarter that discretionary spending in categories like apparel and beauty saw growth, thanks in part to the price cuts.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 11 Aug. 2021
The rapper has partnered with an unusually diverse array of brands to churn out everything from food to apparel to toys and more.
—Kim Bhasin, Bloomberg.com, 8 Oct. 2020
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Noun
Unauthorized sales also diminish the value of licenses colleges sell to apparel and merchandise companies that produce jerseys, collectibles and other products.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Executives said during the previous quarter that discretionary spending in categories like apparel and beauty saw growth, thanks in part to the price cuts.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
Verb
Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 11 Aug. 2021
The rapper has partnered with an unusually diverse array of brands to churn out everything from food to apparel to toys and more.
—Kim Bhasin, Bloomberg.com, 8 Oct. 2020
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“Apparel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apparel. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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