Definition of "garb" []

• A distinctive style or form of clothing; dress: clerical garb. (noun)
• An outward appearance; a guise: presented their radical ideas in the garb of moderation. (noun)
• To cover with or as if with clothing; dress. (verb-transitive)

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• "I mean the religious garb is cool, cooler than the Pope's, but I was expecting more along the lines of world domination + virigin sacrifices …"
• "The description of Palin's garb is comical when mentioned in such close proximity to one of Palin's stage props/accessories, Trig. gl, Pittsburgh"
• "Traditionalists fear their regional garb is being obscured by tourists and designers appropriating cotton and even plastic versions of their beloved clothing."