/əˈpærəl/
ap·parel
BrE /əˈpærəl/
NAmE /əˈpærəl/
[U]
(especially NAmE)
clothing, when it is being sold in shops/stores
The store sells women’s and children’s apparel.
(old-fashioned or formal)
clothes, particularly those worn on a formal occasion
lords and ladies in fine apparel