I. əˈparəl also -er- transitive verb
( appareled or apparelled ; appareled or apparelled ; appareling or apparelling ; apparels )
Etymology: Middle English appareillen, from Old French apareillier to prepare, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin appariculare, irregular from Latin apparare
1. obsolete : to make or get ready : prepare or prepare for
2. : dress , clothe : attire
appareled like circuit riders in Missouri — Frederick O'Brien
3. archaic : to furnish (as a ship) with apparatus : fit out : equip
how are such ships … rigged and appareled — Alan Moore
4. : to clothe with ornaments : cover with something ornamental : adorn , deck , embellish
the work is magnificently printed and tastefully appareled — E.E.Noth
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English appareil, from Old French apareil preparation, provision, furniture, from apareillier
1.
a. obsolete : material designed for a particular use : apparatus
b. : the equipment of a ship (as masts, sails, rigging, and anchors)
2.
a. : a person's clothing : dress , attire , raiment
his daily apparel was rough and shabby — Willa Cather
b. : something that clothes or adorns as if with garments
the gay apparel of spring
3. archaic : outward appearance : aspect , guise
so correct that she had puzzled the acutest hinters without the apparel of being circumspect — Lord Byron
4. : an oblong piece of embroidery on certain ecclesiastical vestments (as on an alb or amice)