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Apparel \Ap*par"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appareled}, or
{Apparelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appareling}, or
{Apparelling}.] [OF. apareiller.]
1. To make or get (something) ready; to prepare. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
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2. To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.
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Ships . . . appareled to fight. --Hayward.
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3. To dress or clothe; to attire.
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They which are gorgeously appareled, and live
delicately, are in kings' courts. --Luke vii.
25.
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4. To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something
ornamental; to deck; to embellish; as, trees appareled
with flowers, or a garden with verdure.
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Appareled in celestial light. --Wordsworth.
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