verb
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to dress or attire (a person)
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to provide with clothing or covering
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to conceal or disguise
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to endow or invest
Other Word Forms
- half-clothed adjective
- preclothe verb (used with object)
- reclothe verb (used with object)
- underclothed adjective
- well-clothed adjective
Etymology
Origin of clothe
before 950; Middle English clothen, Old English clāthian, derivative of clāth cloth
Example Sentences
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His fanciful inspirations, construction of his clothing and expressions of affection from his supporters decorate the pages.
They made casts of Teddy's hands and feet, and also spent time with him in the hospital's baby loss garden, pushing him in a pram donated to the suite along with clothes and keepsakes.
From BBC
Designers featured frills, fabric layers and ruching in a variety of colours and styles, meaning you could easily re-fashion your own items to reflect the mismatched clothes on display here.
From BBC
Lee’s mom sewed children’s clothes at a textile plant before dying of complications from a hysterectomy at 35 when Lee was 16.
Of the 200 pieces set to be featured - including clothing, jewellery, hats, shoes and accessories - we have selected five of the most iconic outfits.
From BBC
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