clothing

[ kloh-thing ]
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noun
  1. garments collectively; clothes; raiment; apparel.

  2. a covering.

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Origin of clothing

1
First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English; clothe + -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for clothing

clothing

/ (ˈkləʊðɪŋ) /


noun
  1. garments collectively

  2. something that covers or clothes

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Other Idioms and Phrases with clothing

clothing

see wolf in sheep's clothing.

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