garment
/ˈɡɑɹmənt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
Example Sentences
- "The woman ſhall not weare that which pertaineth vnto a man, neither ſhall a man put on a womans garment: foꝛ all that doe ſo, are abomination vnto the Lord thy God."
- "This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking.[…]Indeed, all his features were in large mold, like the man himself, as though he had come from a day when skin garments made the proper garb of men."
- "The captain did a safety drill. This covered where the emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) was located, how to make a mayday call, and where the fire extinguishers were. A crew member demonstrated how to put on an immersion suit. These survival suits are waterproof full-body garments with a hood and integral three-finger gloves and boots. They are bulky and hard to get on but far more likely to save your life in cold water than a lifejacket."
- "The highest state in which the soul completely casts away its garment of flesh and becomes a disembodied spirit."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: garment, garnement, guarnir, *warnijan
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡɑɹmənt/
- British English: /ˈɡɑːmənt/