Garb (gärb), n. [OF. garbe looks, countenance, grace, ornament, fr. OHG. garawī, garwī, ornament, dress. akin to E. gear. See Gear, n.] 1. (a) Clothing in general. (b) 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. (c) Costume; fashion; as, the garb of a gentleman in the 16th century.
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2. External appearance, as expressive of the feelings or character; looks; fashion or manner, as of speech.
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You thought, because he could not speak English in the native garb, he could not therefore handle an English cudgel. Shak.
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Garb, v. t. To clothe; array; deck.
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These black dog-Dons
Garb themselves bravely. Tennyson.
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