Apparel vs Duds - What's the difference?
apparel | duds | Synonyms |
clothing
* Denham
* Tatler
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.
To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.
To dress or clothe; to attire.
To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental; to deck; to embellish; as, trees appareled with flowers, or a garden with verdure.
(New England, British, dated) Clothing, especially for work or of rough appearance.
* 1890 , (William Morris), (News from Nowhere)'', in the journal '' . (First published in book form 1890.)
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Apparel is a synonym of duds.
As nouns the difference between apparel and duds
is that apparel is clothing while duds is (new england|british|dated) clothing, especially for work or of rough appearance.As a verb apparel
is to furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.apparel
English
Noun
- fresh in his new apparel , proud and young
- At public devotion his resigned carriage made religion appear in the natural apparel of simplicity.
Synonyms
* See alsoVerb
- Ships . . . appareled to fight. --Hayward.
- They which are gorgeously appareled , and live delicately, are in kings' courts. --Luke vii. 25.
duds
English
Noun
(en-plural noun)- I looked at what I could see of my rough blue duds , which I had plenty of opportunity of contrasting with the gay attire of the citizens we had come across;
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