Meaning
Fashion, style of dressing oneself up.
Etymology
Origin: French
From Middle French garbe ("graceful outline, silhouette"; > Modern French galbe), from Italian garbo (“grace, elegance”), from Germanic (compare Old High German garwi, garawi (“dress, equipment, preparation”), Middle High German gerwe (“outfitting, jewelry, clothing, robe, regalia”), modern German Gärbe, Gerbe and English gear), ultimately from Frankish *garwijan (“to prepare”), from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną (“to prepare”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
undress
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 5 recorded puzzles: