apparel vs mess kit

apparel

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

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

  • Clothing. 

  • Aspect, guise, form. 

verb
  • To dress or clothe; to attire. 

  • To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental 

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

mess kit

noun
  • A formal uniform, worn for occasions such as mess dinners. 

  • A compact set of eating utensils (including plate, cup, utensils) and sometimes cooking pots etc, used in the field by soldiers and by campers. 

How often have the words apparel and mess kit occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )