clothe

[ klohth ]

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verb (used with object),clothed or clad, cloth·ing.

to dress; attire.
to provide with clothing.

to cover with or as with clothing.

Origin of clothe

before 950; Middle English clothen,Old English clāthian, derivative of clāthcloth

Other words for clothe

1	robe, garb, array, accouter, bedeck

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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

cloth, clothe , clothes

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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 BEAST
We left Hawa knowing the children were at least in good hands: well-fed, well-clothed.
The Life of a Liberian Child with Ebola | Sarah Crowe | November 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
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 BEAST
There 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 BEAST
Everyone 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 Wills
And 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 | Various
At last she dismissed the pair of them, bidding the captain see that he was washed and more fittingly clothed.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
They had however put off the garments with which we had clothed them and resumed their mantles.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2] | Phillip Parker King
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

clothe

/ (kləʊð) /

verbclothes, clothing, clothed or clad (tr)

to dress or attire (a person)
to provide with clothing or covering

to conceal or disguise
to endow or invest

Origin of clothe

Old English clāthian, from clāth cloth; related to Old Norse klætha

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