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garments

Syllables: gar·mentsUK/ˈɡɑː.mənts//ˈɡɑɹ.mənts/

garments is the plural of garment.

Meaning of garment

Noun

garment (plural garments)

  1. 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
  2. (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

See all 3 meanings of garment

Phrases with garments

Questions about garments

What is garments the plural of?
Garments is the plural of garment.
How do you pronounce garments?
Garments is pronounced /ˈɡɑɹ.mənts/ (US).

Words near garments in the dictionary

  1. garmentmaker
  2. garmentmakers
  3. garmentmaking
  4. garmento
  5. garmentos
  6. garments
  7. garmenture
  8. garmentures
  9. garmentworker
  10. garmentworkers
  11. garmet

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Adapted from Wiktionary: garments (page history and authors); garment (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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