What does GARB mean?
Definitions for GARB
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word GARB.
Princeton's WordNet
attire, garb, dressverb
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
"formal attire"; "battle dress"
dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparelverb
provide with clothes or put clothes on
"Parents must feed and dress their child"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Garbnoun
Etymology: garbe, French.
Thus Belial, with words cloath’d in reason’s garb,
Counsel’d ignoble ease, and peaceful sloth. John Milton, Paradise Lost.He puts himself into the garb and habit of a professor of physick, and sets up. Roger L'Estrange, Fable 37.
Quintus Horatius Flaccus’s wit, and Virgil ’s state,
He did not steal, but emulate;
And when he would like them appear,
Their garb, but not their cloaths, did wear. John Denham.This is some fellow,
Who, having been prais’d for bluntness, doth affect
A saucy roughness, and constrains the garb
Quite from his nature. William Shakespeare, King Lear.
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garb
Garb generally refers to a particular style or type of clothing, especially those that indicate a specific profession, rank, or cultural group. It can also refer to outward appearance, form, or manner.
Webster Dictionary
Garbnoun
clothing in general
Garbnoun
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
Garbnoun
costume; fashion; as, the garb of a gentleman in the 16th century
Garbnoun
external appearance, as expressive of the feelings or character; looks; fashion or manner, as of speech
Garbnoun
a sheaf of grain (wheat, unless otherwise specified)
Garbverb
to clothe; array; deck
Etymology: [OF. garbe looks, countenance, grace, ornament, fr. OHG. garaw, garw, ornament, dress. akin to E. gear. See Gear, n.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Garb
gärb, n. fashion of dress: external appearance.—v.t. to clothe, array. [O. Fr. garbe—It. garbo, grace; of Teut. origin.]
Garb
gärb, n. a sheaf of grain, frequently used in heraldry. [O. Fr. garbe—Teut., as in Old High Ger. garba, a handful (Ger. garbe, Dut. garf).]
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
GARB
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Garb is ranked #60636 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Garb surname appeared 332 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Garb.
94.8% or 315 total occurrences were White.
2.1% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
Anagrams for GARB »
brag
grab
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of GARB in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of GARB in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of GARB in a Sentence
I do question the motives of a deskbound president who assumes the garb of a warrior for the purposes of a speech.
Jared Kushner has done everything Jared Kushner’s required to do and more. Jared Kushner’s simply required to recuse Jared Kushner from any decision that would have a ‘ direct and predictable ’ impact on Jared Kushner financial holdings, they're cloaking political issues in legal garb. The transition team said Jared Kushner will work closely with White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon to execute President-elect Trump’s agenda.
Man is an actor who plays various parts: First comes a boy, then out a lover starts; His garb is changed for, lo! a beggar?s rags; Then he?s a merchant with full money-bags; Anon, an aged sire, wrinkled and lean; At last Death drops the curtain on the scene.*
The offenses have been made very clear and explained to the district and state authorities, but they choose to turn a blind eye towards it. It is not just for entertainment that these animals are made to fight, but it is( also) due to the heavy betting and gambling that goes on in the garb of these events.
The Multnomah County Sheriffs office:
Guard members are trained in crowd control and will be riding with local response teams. They are dressed in military style garb, which is their uniform, oregon National Guard members are civilian community members helping to protect us. We dont take this decision lightly.
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- èideadhScottish Gaelic
- öltözék, kéve, öltöztetHungarian
- strójPolish
- одежда, нарядRussian
- ردیUrdu
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