garb
Example Sentences
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But a rainy weather forecast means the sun's rays will not be able to light the parabolic mirror used by actresses in the garb of ancient priestesses.
From Barron's
Burns invokes the Patriots dumping British tea into Boston Harbor, garbed in approximations of Indian dress mixed with their usual clothing.
From Los Angeles Times
The reason openly identifiable Jews can walk around safely wearing religious garb is the social compact.
The fraternal gathering of men, costumed in Jérôme Kaplan’s chic, postmodern take on toga-party garb, is vividly spurred by Bernstein’s evocative composition—for strings, percussion and solo violin.
The plaintiffs have tried to avoid this issue by dressing their complaints up in the garb of state consumer-protection or public-nuisance law.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
