noun

garment

GAH-muhnt

noun

An item of clothing.

"Each garment was carefully folded and packed for the trip."

"The tailor inspected every seam of the garment before delivery."

How to Use Garment

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When to use it

Slightly formal — used in retail, sewing, and legal contexts more than in casual speech, where "clothes" is more natural.

garmented past tense, garments singular

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Each _____ was carefully folded and packed for the trip.

From Old French garnement, related to garnir, "to clothe, furnish, or adorn" — the same root behind "garnish."

endearment