apparel, wearing apparel, dress, clothes
(noun) clothing in general; “she was refined in her choice of apparel”; “he always bought his clothes at the same store”; “fastidious about his dress”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
clothes pl (plural only)
(plural only) Items of clothing; apparel.
(obsolete) plural of cloth.
The covering of a bed; bedclothes.
laundry (hung on a clothesline)
clothes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clothe
• cholest., closeth
Source: Wiktionary
Clothes ( or ; 277), n. pl. Etym: [From Cloth.]
1. 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. She . . . speaks well, and has excellent good clothes. Shak. If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. Mark. v. 28.
2. The covering of a bed; bedclothes. She turned each way her frighted head, Then sunk it deep beneath the clothes. Prior. Body clothes. See under Body.
– Clothes moth (Zoöl.), a small moth of the genus Tinea. The most common species (T. flavifrontella)is yellowish white. The larvæ eat woolen goods, furs, feathers, etc. They live in tubular cases made of the material upon which they feed, fastened together with silk.
Syn.
– Garments; dress; clothing; apparel; attire; vesture; raiment; garb; costume; habit; habiliments.
Clothe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clothed ( or Clad; p. pr. & vb. n. Clothing.] Etym: [OE. clathen, clothen, clethen, AS. cla\'ebian, clæ\'eban. See Cloth.]
1. To put garments on; to cover with clothing; to dress. Go with me, to clothe you as becomes you. Shak.
2. To provide with clothes; as, to feed and clothe a family; to clothe one's self extravagantly. Drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. Prov. xxiii. 21 The naked every day he clad, When he put on his clothes. Goldsmith.
3. Fig.: To cover or invest, as with a garment; as, to clothe one with authority or power. Language in which they can clothe their thoughts. Watts. His sides are clothed with waving wood. J. Dyer. Thus Belial, with with words clothed in reason's garb. Milton.
Clothe, v. i.
Definition: To wear clothes. [Poetic] Care no more to clothe eat. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 March 2025
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