Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GAR'MENT, n. [Norm. garnament; Old Fr. guarniment; It. guarnimento, furniture, ornament; from the root of garnish, and denoting what is put on or furnished.]

Any article of clothing, as a coat, a gown, &c. Garments in the plural, denotes clothing in general; dress. No man putteth a piece of new cloth to an old garment. Matth. ix.