garment

noun

/ˈɡɑːmənt/

/ˈɡɑːrmənt/

(formal)

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a piece of clothing
- a strange shapeless garment that had once been a jacket
- woollen/winter/outer garments
Synonyms clothes
clothes
- clothing
- garment
- dress
- wear
- gear
These are all words for the things that you wear, such as shirts, jackets, dresses and trousers.
- clothes [pl.] the things that you wear, such as shirts, jackets, dresses and trousers.
- clothing [U] (rather formal) clothes, especially a particular type of clothes:
  warm clothing
clothes or clothing?Clothing is more formal than clothes and is used especially to mean ‘a particular type of clothes’. There is no singular form of clothes or clothing: a piece/an item/an article of clothing is used to talk about one thing that you wear such as a dress or shirt.
- garment (formal) a piece of clothing:
  He was wearing a strange shapeless garment.
  Garment should only be used in formal or literary contexts; in everyday contexts use a piece of clothing.
- dress [U] clothes, especially when worn in a particular style or for a particular occasion:
  We were allowed to wear casual dress on Fridays.
- wear [U] (usually in compounds) clothes for a particular purpose or occasion, especially when they are being sold in shops:
  the children’s wear department
- gear [U] (informal) clothes:
  Her friends were all wearing the latest designer gear.
Patterns
- casual clothes/clothing/dress/wear/gear
- evening/formal clothes/dress/wear
- designer/sports clothes/clothing/garments/wear/gear
- children’s/men’s/women’s clothes/clothing/garments/wear
- to have on/be in/wear …clothes/garments/dress/gear
see also undergarment
Extra Examples
- She wore a heavy knitted garment.
- They removed their outer garments and sat down in the reception area.
Topics Clothes and Fashionc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- outer
- finished
- foundation
- …
verb + garment
- have on
- wear
garment + noun
- industry
- factory
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French garnement ‘equipment’, from garnir ‘equip’, probably of Germanic origin and related to warn.

单词	garment
释义	garment noun /ˈɡɑːmənt/ /ˈɡɑːrmənt/ (formal) jump to other results a piece of clothing a strange shapeless garment that had once been a jacket woollen/winter/outer garments Synonyms clothesclothes clothing garment dress wear gear These are all words for the things that you wear, such as shirts, jackets, dresses and trousers. clothes [pl.] the things that you wear, such as shirts, jackets, dresses and trousers. clothing [U] (rather formal) clothes, especially a particular type of clothes: warm clothing clothes or clothing?Clothing is more formal than clothes and is used especially to mean ‘a particular type of clothes’. There is no singular form of clothes or clothing: a piece/an item/an article of clothing is used to talk about one thing that you wear such as a dress or shirt. garment (formal) a piece of clothing: He was wearing a strange shapeless garment. Garment should only be used in formal or literary contexts; in everyday contexts use a piece of clothing. dress [U] clothes, especially when worn in a particular style or for a particular occasion: We were allowed to wear casual dress on Fridays. wear [U] (usually in compounds) clothes for a particular purpose or occasion, especially when they are being sold in shops: the children’s wear department gear [U] (informal) clothes: Her friends were all wearing the latest designer gear. Patterns casual clothes/clothing/dress/wear/gear evening/formal clothes/dress/wear designer/sports clothes/clothing/garments/wear/gear children’s/men’s/women’s clothes/clothing/garments/wear to have on/be in/wear …clothes/garments/dress/gear see also undergarment Extra Examples She wore a heavy knitted garment. They removed their outer garments and sat down in the reception area. Topics Clothes and Fashionc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective outer finished foundation … verb + garment have on wear garment + noun industry factory See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French garnement ‘equipment’, from garnir ‘equip’, probably of Germanic origin and related to warn.
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