garb someone in something

garb someone in something
garb someone in something
to dress someone in something. •

He hoped that someday he wouldn't have to garb his children in rags.

She garbed herself in her finest clothes and got ready to meet her husband's family.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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