vt to dress or clothe; to attire.
2. apparel ·vt to make or get (something) ready; to prepare.
3. apparel ·noun the furniture of a ship, as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, ·etc.
4. apparel ·vt to furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.
5. apparel ·noun external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; garb; external habiliments or array.
6. apparel ·noun a small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.
7. apparel ·vt to dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental; to deck; to embellish; as, trees appareled with flowers, or a garden with verdure.