1. clothing: formalUS"they were dressed in bright apparel"
▪ embroidered ornamentation on ecclesiastical vestments.formalUS
verb
1. clothe (someone):archaic"all the vestments in which they used to apparel their Deities"
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb in the sense ‘make ready or fit’; as a noun ‘furnishings, equipment’): from Old French apareillier, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ (expressing change) + par ‘equal’.