Garb
Garb (garb) , noun
[Old French garbe looks, countenance, grace, ornament, from Old High German garawī, garwī, ornament, dress. akin to English gear. See Gear, n.]
1.
(a) Clothing in general.
(b)
The whole dress or suit of clothes worn by any person, especially when indicating rank or office; as, the garb of a clergyman or a judge.
(c)
Costume; fashion; as, the garb of a gentleman in the 16th century.
2.
External appearance, as expressive of the feelings or character; looks; fashion or manner, as of speech.
You thought, because he could not speak English in the native garb, he could not therefore handle an English cudgel.
Garb (garb) , noun
[French gerbe, Old French also garbe, Old High German garba, German garbe; compare Sanskrit grbh to seize, English grab.]
(Heraldry) A sheaf of grain (wheat, unless otherwise specified).
Garb , transitive verb
To clothe; array; deck.
These black dog-Dons
Garb themselves bravely.