garment

Syllables: gar·mentUK/ˈɡɑːmənt//ˈɡɑɹmənt/

garment noun: a single article of clothing. Also the ellipsis of temple garment.

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Noun

garment (plural garments)

A single article of clothing.
- The woman ſhall not weare that which pertaineth vnto a man, neither ſhall a man put on a womans garment: foꝛ all that doe ſo, are abomination vnto the Lord thy God.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 22:5
- This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking.[…]Indeed, all his features were in large mold, like the man himself, as though he had come from a day when skin garments made the proper garb of men.1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
(figuratively) The visible exterior in which a thing is invested or embodied.
- The highest state in which the soul completely casts away its garment of flesh and becomes a disembodied spirit.2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 241

Verb

garment (third-person singular simple present garments, present participle garmenting, simple past and past participle garmented)

(transitive) To clothe in a garment.

Also used as

garment is also the ellipsis of temple garment.

garment meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Punjabi

garment in Hindi

single item of clothing: वस्त्र vastra

garment in Tamil

single item of clothing: ஆடை āṭai, துணி tuṇi

garment in Telugu

single item of clothing: వస్త్రము vastramu, బట్ట baṭṭa

garment in Punjabi

single item of clothing: ਜਾਮਾ jāmā

More languagesFewer languages

garment in Sanskrit: वस्मन् vasman, वस्त्र vastra
garment in Arabic: لِبَاس libās, مَلَابِس malābis, ثَوْب ṯawb
garment in Persian: جامه jâme

Examples of garment in a sentence

Garments made of certain new materials breathe well and keep the skin relatively dry during exercise.
I can't take my undershirt off because I am wearing many more garments on top.
The trapper wore deerskins because they were softer than cow leather garments and rustled less than canvas.

All 40 example sentences with garment

Forms of garment

Noun
plural	garments
alternative form (nonstandard)	garnment
alternative form (nonstandard)	gartment
Verb
third-person singular present	garments
present participle	garmenting
past participle	garmented
past	garmented

Plural of garment: garments

Origin of garment

From Middle English garment, garement, garnement, from Old French garnement, guarnement, from Old French garnir, guarnir (“to protect, fortify, clothe, garnish, adorn”), from Frankish *warnijan (“to ward off, refuse, deny”). More at English garnish.

Phrases with garment

Questions about garment

What does garment mean?: Garment means a single article of clothing.
What is garment in Hindi?: Garment in Hindi is वस्त्र (vastra). See Garment meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is garment?: Garment can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce garment?: Garment is pronounced /ˈɡɑːmənt/ (UK).
What is the plural of garment?: The plural of garment is garments.

Words near garment in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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