wearing apparel

noun

1. clothing; garments.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wearing apparel¹

First recorded in 1610–20

Example Sentences

Whole Foods did not violate the law when it punished employees for wearing apparel supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, a federal administrative judge ruled on Wednesday.

From New York Times

Two days earlier, Starbucks had announced that it would send Black Lives Matter T-shirts to its stores after it had initially banned workers from wearing apparel with the phrase because it could “amplify divisiveness.”

From New York Times

“We are deeply concerned about this unjust expulsion of young Americans from museums — subsidized with taxpayer dollars — for wearing apparel that your staff disagreed with,” said the letter from 40 House and Senate Republicans.

From Washington Times

Flag Code — written and published by advocacy groups in 1923, adopted by Congress in 1942 and revised numerous times — states that “the flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery.”

From Washington Post

On her Instagram story, Schneider posted a sweet selfie of her and Davis proudly “repping Oakland” by wearing apparel made by Bay Area designers on their flight to Washington, D.C.

From Los Angeles Times