clothes (e.g. blouses, skirts, jackets etc) that can be worn in different combinations
remove something from group; keep or set apart
Cases of word usage
1) (of South Africa) the policy that separates ethnic groups and has given political, economic and social control to people of European origin (apartheid)
2) the division (e.g. of a country) into parts ; something that separates or divides, e.g. a thin wall between rooms (partition)