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Garb

July 6, 2022

garb

garb / gärb

noun 1. clothing, particularly of a distinctive style, often associated with an occupation Virtue, though clothed in a beggar's garb, commands respect. Friedrich Schiller. 1759 – 1805 2. outward appearance Pride works frequently under a dense mask, and will often assume the garb of humility. Adam Clarke, 1762 - 1832 verb 1. to put clothes on; to attire The women were garbed in ample pleated skirts. From "Across Unknown South America" by Arnold Henry Savage Landor, 1865 - 1924
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