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Webster 1913 Edition
Garb
Garb
(gärb)
, Noun.
[OF. ]
garbe
looks, countenance, grace, ornament, fr. OHG. garawī
, garwī
, ornament, dress. akin to E. gear
. See Gear
, Noun.
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 century2.
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. Shakespeare
Garb
(gärb)
, Noun.
[F.
gerbe
, OF. also garbe
, OHG. garba
, G. garbe
; cf. Skr. gṛbh
to seize, E. grab
.] (Her.)
A sheaf of grain (wheat, unless otherwise specified).
Garb
,Verb.
T.
To clothe; array; deck.
These black dog-Dons
Garb
themselves bravely. Tennyson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Garb
G`ARB
,Noun.
1.
Dress; clothes; habit; as the garb of a clergyman or judge.2.
Fashion or mode of dress.3.
Exterior appearance; looks.4.
In heraldry, a sheaf of corn.