garb

[/ɡɑːrb/]

noun/verbpl: garbs

traje, roupa, vestimenta

1. clothing or outfit, especially distinctive or formal dress

The priest wore religious garb.

O padre usava vestimenta religiosa.

2. external appearance or outward form

The truth was hidden in the garb of fiction.

A verdade estava escondida na forma de ficção.

3. to clothe or dress someone in particular attire (verb)

She was garbed in elegant silk.

Ela estava vestida em seda elegante.

NYC Slang

fit, drip

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

roupa, traje, vestimenta

Most common usage across Brazil

São Paulo

traje, indumentária

More formal contexts

Portugal

traje, roupa, indumentária

Similar to general usage with slight formality preference

in the garb of (in the form or disguise of)

don the garb (to put on clothing)

cast off one's garb (to remove clothing or disguise)

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