garment Definition
- 1an item of clothing
- 2a covering or a coating
Using garment: Examples
Take a moment to familiarize yourself with how "garment" can be used in various situations through the following examples!
Example
She wore a beautiful garment to the party.
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The garment factory produces thousands of clothes every day.
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The garment of snow covered the trees and the ground.
garment Synonyms and Antonyms
Idioms Using garment
a situation in which people pretend to see or believe in something that does not really exist or is worthless
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The company's new product was just the emperor's new clothes; it didn't work at all.
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We need to cut our coat according to our cloth and stop spending so much money.
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They put on the dog for the wedding and wore their best garments.
Phrases with garment
a metaphorical representation of something that is not physical
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The figurative garment of success was bestowed upon him.
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The garment industry has been hit hard by the pandemic.
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She packed her dresses in a garment bag to keep them from getting wrinkled.
Origins of garment
from Old French 'garment', from garir 'defend, protect'
Summary: garment in Brief
A 'garment' [ˈɡɑːmənt] is an item of clothing or a covering/coating. It can refer to anything from a single article of clothing to the entire clothing industry. Examples include 'She wore a beautiful garment to the party.' and 'The garment of snow covered the trees and the ground.' Idioms like 'the emperor's new clothes' and 'cut one's coat according to one's cloth' use 'garment' metaphorically.
