wearing apparel

noun

Goods made of textiles and other materials worn as personal clothing, excluding accessories, home furnishings, and bed clothing.

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appareldressclothes
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Meanings

nounwearing apparel (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableexcept in apparel industriesGoods made of textiles and other materials worn as personal clothing, excluding accessories, home furnishings, and bed clothing.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounclothing in general

Similar
appareldressclothes
Broader
clothingarticle of clothingvesture
Also see
apparelclothesdress

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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wearing apparel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wearing%20apparel

MLA

“wearing apparel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wearing%20apparel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wearing apparel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wearing%20apparel.

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