Appliance vs Apparel - What's the difference?
appliance | apparel |
The act of applying; application.
An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end (often specified).
Specifically: A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic functions (household appliance) and/or in offices.
An attachment, some equipment (or - piece) to adapt another tool or machine to such specific purpose
(lb) A compliance
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.
As nouns the difference between appliance and apparel
is that appliance is the act of applying; application while apparel is clothing.As a verb apparel is
to furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.appliance
English
(wikipedia appliance)Noun
(en noun)- When the boy hid father's feared cane, his bum soon found out the hard way how many sturdy appliances''' at home can double as perfectly painful spanking ' appliance
Derived terms
() * home appliance * major appliance * small applianceReferences
*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.