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garb

/ˈɡɑːb/GAHRB
/ˈɡɑɹb/GAHRB

Meaningstyle or grace

Common meaning: clothing, especially of a distinctive kind

Journey through time

  1. Italiangarbo‘style or grace’source
  2. Middle Frenchgarbe‘style or dress’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsstyle or dress → clothing, especially of a distinctive kindgarb‘clothing, especially of a distinctive kind’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Italian garbo ‘style or grace’.

Roots

  • garbo Italian “style or grace”

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