Outfit
['aʊtfɪt]
Definition
(noun.) a set of clothing (with accessories); 'his getup was exceedingly elegant'.
(noun.) any cohesive unit such as a military company.
Inputed by Eunice--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A fitting out, or equipment, as of a ship for a voyage, or of a person for an expedition in an unoccupied region or residence in a foreign land; things required for equipment; the expense of, or allowance made for, equipment, as by the government of the United States to a diplomatic agent going abroad.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Equipment.
Checker: Maryann
Definition
n. the act of making ready everything required for a journey or a voyage: complete equipment: the articles or the expenses for fitting out: the means for an outfit.—v.t. to fit out equip.—ns. Out′fitter one who furnishes outfits; Out′fitting an outfit: equipment for a voyage.
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Examples
- If the question concerned an outfit for Borrioboola, Ma would know all about it and would be quite excited. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Scientists in both England and America had realized the possibility of the telegraph before Morse built his first working outfit in his rooms on Washington Square. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- With regard to such an outfit as was indispensable for Jingle,' said Perker, addressing Mr. Pickwick aloud. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The principal part of the outfit was the electric motor. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- You could give 'em the whole outfit and win at a canter! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- After the exposition closed the outfit was taken during the same year to the exposition at Louisville, Kentucky, where it was also successful, carrying a large number of passengers. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He made a raid on a neighboring baron and completed his outfit with the booty secured. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- In this moon the sardine boats will be outfitting and the mackerel will have gone north. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Edited by Carlos