/
əˈparəl/
n.
- formal clothing.
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(apparels)
embroidered ornamentation on ecclesiastical vestments.
v.
(apparels, apparelling, apparelled; US apparels, appareling, appareled)
archaic clothe.
Etymology
ME (as v. meaning ‘make ready or fit’, as n. meaning ‘furnishings, equipment’): from OFr. apareillier, based on L. ad- ‘to’ (expressing change) + par ‘equal’.