garment

Noun
  1. is a type of: article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
    subtypes:
    • breechcloth, breechclout, loincloth - a garment that provides covering for the loins
    • burka, burqa - a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan
    • camlet - a garment made of camlet fabric
    • diaper, napkin, nappy - garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
    • fur - a garment made of animal pelts or synthetic fur
    • gown, scrubs, surgical gown - protective garment worn by surgeons during operations
    • haick, haik - an outer garment consisting of a large piece of white cloth; worn by men and women in northern Africa
    • hand-me-down - outgrown garment passed down from one person to another
    • head covering, veil - a garment that covers the head and face
    • hose - man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet
    • ironing - garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed
    • jump suit, jumpsuit - one-piece garment fashioned after a parachutist's uniform
    • kanzu - (Swahili) a long garment (usually white) with long sleeves; worn by men in East Africa
    • laundry, wash, washables, washing - garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
    • leg covering, legging, leging - a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle)
    • body suit, cat suit, leotard, unitard - a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance
    • mending - garments that must be repaired
    • motley - a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
    • neckwear - articles of clothing worn about the neck
    • outer garment, overgarment - a garment worn over other garments
    • peplos, peplum, peplus - a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist
    • raglan - a garment (coat or sweater) that has raglan sleeves
    • reversible - a garment (especially a coat) that can be worn inside out (with either side of the cloth showing)
    • robe - any loose flowing garment
    • romper, romper suit - a one-piece garment for children to wear at play; the lower part is shaped like bloomers
    • sackcloth - a garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorse
    • scapular, scapulary - garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit
    • scarf - a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
    • sealskin - a garment (as a jacket or coat or robe) made of sealskin
    • separate - a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
    • shirt - a garment worn on the upper half of the body
    • silks - the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable
    • skirt - a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
    • stomacher - garment consisting of a V-shaped panel of stiff material worn over the chest and stomach in the 16th century
    • straightjacket, straitjacket - a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person
    • suit, suit of clothes - a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
    • sunsuit - a child's garment consisting of a brief top and shorts
    • swaddling bands, swaddling clothes - a garment (a gown or narrow strips of cloth) for an infant
    • jumper, sweater - a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
    • sweat suit, sweats, sweatsuit, workout suit - garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt
    • bathing costume, bathing suit, swimming costume, swimsuit, swimwear - tight fitting garment worn for swimming
    • trouser - a garment (or part of a garment) designed for or relating to trousers
    • pair of trousers, pant, trousers - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
    • undergarment, unmentionable - a garment worn under other garments
    • vest, waistcoat - a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
    • weeds, widow's weeds - a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning
    • wet suit - a close-fitting garment made of a permeable material; worn in cold water (as by skin divers) to retain body heat
    • wraparound - a garment (as a dress or coat) with a full length opening; adjusts to the body by wrapping around
    has:
    • armhole - a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached
    • band, banding, stripe - an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
    • bosom - cloth that covers the chest or breasts
    • button hole, buttonhole - a hole through which buttons are pushed
    • dart - a tapered tuck made in dressmaking
    • eyehole, eyelet - a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar
    • fly, fly front - an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
    • gusset, inset - a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment
    • dag, jag - a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing
    • jag - a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing
    • liner, lining - a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment
    • neck, neck opening - an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck
    • pocket - a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
    • shoulder - the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder
    • skirt - cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
    • arm, sleeve - the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
    • yoke - fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
    • hipline - the line formed by the lower edge of hip-length garment
Verb
  1. is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
    subtypes:
    same as: apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, habilitate, raiment, tog
    verb group: dress, get dressed - put on clothes

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