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• past participle of clothe.

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  clad

  verb

  a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
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  clad-

  variant of clado- before a vowel.

clad

¹ American  

[klad] / klæd /

verb

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

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adjective

1. dressed.

   ill-clad vagrants.

2. covered.

   vine-clad cottages.

clad ² American  

[klad] / klæd /

verb (used with object)

clad, cladding

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

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clad- ³ American  

1. variant of clado- before a vowel.

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clad ¹ British  

/ klæd /

verb

1. a past participle of clothe

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clad ² British  

/ klæd /

verb

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

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Etymology

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

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Explanation

Clad means "dressed or covered." Most kids go to school clad in jeans and t-shirts, but students in the Shakespeare club might show up clad in velvet gowns or leather breeches. As a verb, clad is the past tense and past particle of “clothe,” as in “the leprechaun clad himself in green.” It’s also an adjective that describes being covered or clothed, so a building can be clad in brick, while a person can be clad in head-to-toe sequins. It’s an old-fashioned word, kind of like “shod,” which means “wearing footwear.”

Example Sentences

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The next day, police seized the 31-year-old, who was clad in a T-shirt bearing the image of Mahatma Gandhi and holding an Indian flag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

On a rainy Thursday in Broken Bow, buyers clad in cowboy hats, plaid shirts and denim gathered for the regular indoor cattle auction.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

“Who do you work for?” demanded a middle-aged man clad in a black leather jacket, white shirt and black tie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

After a rousing performance by a white-robe clad vocal collective co-founded by Pharrell Williams, Lucas’ wife Mellody Hobson noted that, “George kept saying, ‘Will this person come?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

So, sobbing and crying, they went about their way, half clad as they were, and prepared fire and water.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

The exterior metal cladding of the addition features a luminescent pink paint coating called Pink Kandi.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Ed Daffarn, who was the first person to warn about the dangers posed by cladding being added to Grenfell, watched the tower burn on the night of the fire.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Only those assessed as high or medium risk will require the cladding to be removed, but all categories permit the cladding to be flammable.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

When Natasha and other residents at her block were told a fire risk assessment showed the cladding needed to be removed, she says her buildings insurance went up by 94%.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The Mini-Manbo, which had special cladding to shield it from radiation and sensors that would allow it to avoid dangerous radiation hot spots, was the right robot for the job.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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