clad

¹

[klad]

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.

adjective

1. dressed.

   ill-clad vagrants.

2. covered.

   vine-clad cottages.

clad

²

[klad]

verb (used with object)

clad, cladding 

1. to bond a metal to (another metal), especially to provide with a protective coat.

clad-

³

1. variant of clado- before a vowel.

clad

¹

/ klæd /

verb

1. a past participle of clothe

clad

²

/ klæd /

verb

1. (tr) to bond a metal to (another metal), esp to form a protective coating

Word History and Origins

Origin of clad¹

before 950; Middle English cladd ( e ), Old English clāthod ( e ) clothed. See clothe, -ed ²

Origin of clad²

First recorded in 1935–40; special use of clad ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of clad¹

Old English clāthode clothed, from clāthian to _clothe

Origin of clad²

C14 (in the obsolete sense: to clothe): special use of _clad ¹

Example Sentences

Zelenskyy should take the first flight to D.C. — and arrive at the West Wing clad in Tom Ford, with a dash of eyeliner for good measure.

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Nearly four years later, Zelensky, clad in black, recorded another video near the same spot—more downcast than defiant, preparing his people for the potential loss of a major ally.

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Two men and three women were travelling in the car in Oxford on the afternoon of 4 November when the men clad in face coverings got inside.

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He was seen in the front row of around 60 men clad in black, who held up a banner that said "Abolish the Jewish lobby", Australian media reports.

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The two young opponents, clad in crisp white karategi with coloured belts and protective headgear, circled each other on the tatami, the floor covering used for practising Japanese martial arts.

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