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APPAREL (from O. Fr. aparail, aparail...

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Originally appearing in Volume V02, Page 209 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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APPAREL (from O. Fr. aparail, aparailler, mod. appareil, from Low
See also:
Lat. adpariculare, to make
See also:
fit. or equal)
  , equipment, outfit, things furnished for the proper performance of anything, now chiefly used of dress . The word is also applied to the " orphreys," i.e. embroidered strips or
See also:
borders, on ecclesiastical
See also:
vestments .

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