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garment
What does garment mean?
garment (noun): a single article of clothing.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce garment?
/ˈɡɑɹmənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does garment come from?
From Middle English garment, garement, garnement, from Old French garnement, guarnement.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “garment” mean?
a state at a particular time
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a regulation, law, guideline
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power to direct or determine
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a single article of clothing
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