Apparel vs. Clothes — What's the Difference?

Clothing, especially outer garments; attire.

Items worn to cover the body

A covering or adornment

Bedclothes

To clothe or dress.

(plural only) Items of clothing; apparel.

To adorn or embellish.

(obsolete) cloth.

Clothing.

The covering of a bed; bedclothes.

(figurative) Aspect, guise, form.

Laundry (hung on a clothesline).

A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.

Covering for the human body; dress; vestments; vesture; - a general term for whatever covering is worn, or is made to be worn, for decency or comfort.

(nautical) The furniture of a ship, such as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc.

The covering of a bed; bedclothes.

(transitive) To dress or clothe; to attire.

Clothing in general;

(transitive) To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.

(transitive) To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental

External clothing; vesture; garments; dress; garb; external habiliments or array.

A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.

The furniture of a ship, as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc.

To make or get (something) ready; to prepare.

To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.

To dress or clothe; to attire.

To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental; to deck; to embellish; as, trees appareled with flowers, or a garden with verdure.

Clothing in general;

Provide with clothes or put clothes on;