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Apparel vs Appearance - What's the difference?

apparel | appearance |

As nouns the difference between apparel and appearance

is that apparel is clothing while appearance is the act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

As a verb apparel

is to furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.

apparel

English

Noun

  • clothing
  • * Denham
    • fresh in his new apparel , proud and young
  • * Tatler
    • At public devotion his resigned carriage made religion appear in the natural apparel of simplicity.
  • A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.
  • (nautical) The furniture of a ship, such as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

  • To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.
    • Ships . . . appareled to fight. --Hayward.
  • To dress or clothe; to attire.
    • They which are gorgeously appareled , and live delicately, are in kings' courts. --Luke vii. 25.
  • To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental; to deck; to embellish; as, trees appareled with flowers, or a garden with verdure.

    • appearance

    English

    Alternative forms

    * appearaunce

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
  • A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.
  • Personal presence; look; aspect; mien.
  • * (John Milton) (1608-1674)
    • And now am come to see . . . It thy appearance answer loud report.
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  • Apparent likeness; external show; how something appears to others.
  • * Bible, (w) ix. 15
    • There was upon the tabernacle, as it were, the appearance of fire.
  • * Bible, 1 (w) xvi. 7
    • For man looketh on the outward appearance .
  • * Bible, (w) vii. 24
    • Judge not according to the appearance .
  • The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character.
  • * (John Milton) (1608-1674)
    • Will he now retire, After appearance , and again prolong Our expectation?
  • (legal) The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, either by himself or by his attorney, expressed by a formal entry by the proper officer to that effect; the act or proceeding by which a party proceeded against places himself before the court, and submits to its jurisdiction.
  • (medical) Chiefly used by nurses: the act of defecation by a patient.

    • Synonyms

    * (act of coming into sight) arrival, manifestation, * (a thing seen) spectacle, apparition, phenomenon, presence * (aspect of a person) aspect, air, figure, look, manner, mien * (outward show) semblance, show, pretense, or facade * (act of appearing in public) debut

    Derived terms

    () * court appearance * disappearance * keep up appearances * nonappearance * plate appearance * put in an appearance * reappearance * save appearances

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