garment

noun

1. A single article of clothing.

   “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.”

2. (figuratively)The visible exterior in which a thing is invested or embodied.

   “The highest state in which the soul completely casts away its garment of flesh and becomes a disembodied spirit.”

3. (Mormonism, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of temple garment.

verb

1. (transitive)To clothe in a garment.