garb
Meaning
Synonyms
suit of clothes
rigout
cloath
abiliment
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡɑː(ɹ)b/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle French garbe ("graceful outline, silhouette"; > Modern French galbe), from Italian garbo (“grace, elegance”), from Germanic (compare Old High German garwi, garawi (“dress, equipment, preparation”), Middle High German gerwe (“outfitting, jewelry, clothing, robe, regalia”), modern German Gärbe, Gerbe and English gear), ultimately from Frankish *garwijan (“to prepare”), from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną (“to prepare”).
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