APPAR'EL, n. L. paro, apparo, to prepare Heb. bara
1. Clothing vesture garments dress.
2. External habiliments or decorations appearance as, religion appears in the natural apparel of simplicity.
Glorious in apparel. Isaiah 63 .
3. The furniture of a ship, as sails, rigging, anchors, &c.
APPAR'EL,
1. To dress or clothe.
They who are gorgeously appareled are in kings court.
Luke 7 .
2. To adorn with dress.
She did apparel her apparel.
3. To dress with external ornaments to cover with something ornamental to cover, as with garments as, trees appareled with flowers or a garden with verdure.
4. To furnish with external apparatus as ships appareled for sea.
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