Outfit vs Quiver - What's the difference?

In lang=en terms the difference between outfit and quiver

is that outfit is to provide with, usually for a specific purpose while quiver is to shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.

As nouns the difference between outfit and quiver

is that outfit is a set of clothing (with accessories) while quiver is (weaponry) a container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.

As verbs the difference between outfit and quiver

is that outfit is to provide with, usually for a specific purpose while quiver is to shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.

As an adjective quiver is

(archaic) nimble, active.

outfit

English

Noun

(en noun)

A set of clothing (with accessories).

She wore a fashionable outfit with matching purse and shoes.

gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose

Any cohesive group of people; a unit; such as a military company.

(informal) A business or firm.

Should we buy it here, or do you think the outfit across town will have a better deal?

(sports) A sports team

* {{quote-news

, year=2011 , date=October 20 , author=Jamie Lillywhite , title=Tottenham 1 - 0 Rubin Kazan , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=With only two fit centre-backs available, Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp employed young midfielder Jake Livermore at the back alongside Sebastien Bassong but Spurs struggled against a seasoned Champions League outfit , who beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp in 2009-10 and continually worked their way between the home defence to create some golden opportunities.}}

Synonyms

* kit * getup (1) * rig * turnout

Verb

(outfitt)

To provide with, usually for a specific purpose.

"The expedition was outfitted with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"

Synonyms

* equip * fit

Anagrams

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Alternative forms

Noun

outfit

References

quiver

English

(wikipedia quiver)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) quiver, from (etyl) quiveir, from (etyl) ).Wolfgang Pfeifer, ed., ''Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen , s.v. “Köcher” (Munich: Deutscher Taschenbucher Vertrag, 2005). Replaced early modern (etyl) cocker. More at (l).

Noun

(en noun)

(weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.

* 1598 , William Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing , Act I, Scene I, line 271:

Don Pedro: Nay, if Cupid have not spent all his quiver in Venice, thou wilt quake for this shortly.

* 1786 , Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page 39:

Arrows were carried in quiver , called also an arrow case, which served for the magazine, arrows for immediate use were worn in the girdle.

(figuratively) A ready storage location for figurative tools or weapons.

He's got lots of sales pitches in his quiver .

(obsolete)

Shaking or moving with a slight trembling motion.

(mathematics) A multidigraph.

References

Etymology 2

From (etyl) , from (etyl) *cwifer

Adjective

(en adjective)

(archaic) Nimble, active.

* 1598 , William Shakespeare, Henry V, Part II , Act III, Scene II, line 281:

there was a little quiver fellow, and 'a would manage you his piece thus; and 'a would about and about, and come you in and come you in.

Etymology 3

From (etyl) quiveren, probably from the adjective.

Verb

(en verb)

To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.

* 1593 , William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus , Act II, Scene III, line 12:

The birds chaunt melody on every bush, / The snake lies rolled in the cheerful sun, / The green leaves quiver with the cooling wind / And make a checker'd shadow on the ground.

* Addison

And left the limbs still quivering on the ground.