garment
garment — noun
1. any item that you wear on your body, such as a shirt, coat, or dress
any item that you wear on your body, such as a shirt, coat, or dress
Samir wore a traditional wool garment to the wedding ceremony.
collocation: traditional garment / wool garment
The tailor carefully stitched each garment by hand in her small shop.
subject + verb + object: garment as direct object
Yuna hung the delicate silk garment in the wardrobe to keep it safe.
João bought a light linen garment from a street market in Lisbon.
文法句型
a + [adjective] + garment
用法筆記
Garment is more formal than clothes or clothing. It is commonly used in the fashion industry, in retail descriptions, and in formal writing about attire. You would not normally use it in casual conversation to refer to everyday wear.
常見錯誤
garment — verb
1. to put clothing on someone or to cover something with a layer — used only in for
to put clothing on someone or to cover something with a layer — used only in formal or literary writing, often in a metaphorical way
The mountain was garmented in mist, giving it an air of mystery.
passive + metaphor: be garmented in [natural element]
Élise garmented herself in a long velvet robe before the ceremony.
reflexive: garment oneself in [formal clothing]
The old house was garmented in shadows as night fell over the valley.
The priest garmented himself in white linen before the morning service.
文法句型
garment + in + garment/covering
be garmented + in + noun
用法筆記
Nearly always found in literary or highly formal writing. The passive construction (be garmented in something) is more common than the active form. Modern English speakers almost never use this verb in speech or everyday writing; they would say dress or clothe instead.