4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Garb \Garb\, n. [F. gerbe, OF also garbe, OHG. garba, G. garbe;
cf Skr. grbh to seize, E. grab.] (Her.)
A sheaf of grain (wheat, unless otherwise specified).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Garb \Garb\, v. t.
To clothe; array; deck.
These black dog-Dons Garb themselves bravely.
--Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Garb \Garb\, n. [OF. garbe looks countenance, grace, ornament,
fr OHG. garaw[=i], garw[=i], ornament, dress. akin to E.
gear. See {Gear}, n.]
1.
a Clothing in general.
b The whole dress or suit of clothes worn by any person,
especially when indicating rank or office; as the
garb of a clergyman or a judge.
c Costume; fashion; as the garb of a gentleman in the
16th century.
2. External appearance, as expressive of the feelings or
character; looks fashion or manner, as of speech.
You thought, because he could not speak English in
the native garb, he could not therefore handle an
English cudgel. --Shak.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
garb
n : dress of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
[syn: {attire}, {dress}]
v : provide with clothes or put clothes on [syn: {dress}, {clothe},
{enclothe}, {raiment}, {tog}, {garment}, {habilitate}, {fit
out}, {apparel}] [ant: {undress}]
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