garment
n. countablen. a single piece of clothing, like a shirt or a dress. It is a slightly more formal word than 'clothes'.
n. an item of clothing. Often used in technical, commercial, or formal contexts rather than everyday conversation.
She hung each garment carefully in the closet.
The label on the garment provides specific instructions for washing and drying to prevent shrinking.
The museum's textile collection includes several rare garments from the eighteenth century, preserved in climate-controlled glass cases to prevent the delicate silk from fraying.
From Middle English garment, garement, garnement, from Old French garnement, guarnement, from Old French garnir, guarnir (“to protect, fortify, clothe, garnish, adorn”), from Frankish *warnijan (“to ward off, refuse, deny”). More at English garnish.
Commonly used in the fashion industry and retail to refer to individual pieces of apparel.