protective garment

NOUN
18 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P

protective garment is a valid 18-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 33 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1O1T1E1C3T1I1V4E1G2A1R1M3E1N1T1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =27 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81
MEANING

What does protective garment mean?