clothe
to dress; attire.
to provide with clothing.
to cover with or as with clothing.
Origin of clothe
1Other words for clothe
Other words from clothe
- half-clothed, adjective
- pre·clothe, verb (used with object), pre·clothed, pre·cloth·ing.
- re·clothe, verb (used with object), re·clothed or re·clad, re·cloth·ing.
- un·der·clothed, adjective
- well-clothed, adjective
Words that may be confused with clothe
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How to use clothe in a sentence
And it often travels so lightly that you can forget you are clothed in its benefits.
What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face? | Goldie Taylor | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe left Hawa knowing the children were at least in good hands: well-fed, well-clothed.
Bayonetta may not always be fully-clothed, but she delivers in spades.
Bayonetta Is Nintendo’s Graphic, Ass-Kicking Barbie | Alec Kubas-Meyer | October 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is no way to really justify the constant (clothed) closeups of her crotch and breasts.
Bayonetta Is Nintendo’s Graphic, Ass-Kicking Barbie | Alec Kubas-Meyer | October 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEveryone is clothed and basically just laughing at this silly sex toy someone brought out as a conversation piece.
Miss America Hypocrisy: The Vanessa Williams Nude Photo Shaming | Amanda Marcotte | July 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
M'Bongo and his whole court are now clothed, I am happy to say, at least to a certain extent.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsAnd he girded him about with a glorious girdle, and clothed him with a robe of glory, and crowned him with majestic attire.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousAt last she dismissed the pair of them, bidding the captain see that he was washed and more fittingly clothed.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniThey had however put off the garments with which we had clothed them and resumed their mantles.
A poor old woman sat groaning over the fire, and two children crouched, half-clothed, on the bare floor.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte Yonge
British Dictionary definitions for clothe
/ (kləʊð) /
to dress or attire (a person)
to provide with clothing or covering
to conceal or disguise
to endow or invest
Origin of clothe
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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