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Plural
apparels
Apparels is the plural form of 'apparel', referring collectively to clothing, garments, or articles worn on the body — often used in formal, commercial, or institutional contexts (e.g., retail, manufacturing, or policy). While 'clothes' is more common in everyday speech, 'apparels' appears frequently in business reports, fashion trade publications, and regulatory documents, where it conveys a sense of category, inventory, or sector.
The company reported strong growth in its international apparels division last quarter.
Customs officials inspected the shipment of imported apparels for compliance with safety standards.
Sustainable textiles are transforming how modern apparels are designed and manufactured.
The museum's exhibit featured historical Japanese apparels from the Edo period.
Many startups now focus on ethical production across all tiers of the global apparels supply chain.
apparel
Comes from Middle English 'apparellen', derived from Old French 'apareiller' (to prepare, equip), itself from Vulgar Latin '*appariculare' (a frequentative of Latin 'parare', meaning 'to prepare, make ready'). The core concept is 'to get ready, equip, or dress'. Though 'apparel' functions as both noun and verb, it is morphologically a root in English with no further productive derivational affixes; it is not built from smaller classical roots like 'spect' or 'port'. Examples include apparel (n./v.), appareled (archaic past), appareling (rare gerund), and the plural form 'apparels'.