clothe

[ klohth ]

/ kloʊð /

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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.

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Origin of clothe

before 950; Middle English clothen, Old English clāthian, derivative of clāth cloth

SYNONYMS FOR clothe

1. robe, garb, array, accouter, bedeck.

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Related forms

half-clothed, adjectivepre·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

Can be confusedcloth clothe clothes

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Examples from the Web for clothed

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|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|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|DAILY BEAST
A dark-skinned man and light-skinned woman stand among a crowd, clothed chimpanzees in each of their arms—an implausible family.
Garry Winogrand’s American Hustle Comes To The Met|Justin Jones|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

They hang alongside his Democracy pictures as a clothed contrast.
David Bailey’s ‘Stardust’ Shows a Keen Eye for Fine Faces|Chloë Ashby|February 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is a long arm of the sea, surrounded by high, bold mountains, clothed with very green verdure to their tops.
On an Irish Jaunting-car|Samuel G. Bayne
If I have little wealth, I can give thee love:—love, the glory of life, clothed in colors of scarlet and gold!
The Genius|Margaret Horton Potter
He did not seem to be clothed, and was about three inches high and slender.
The Coming of the Fairies|Arthur Conan Doyle
I felt of his muscles (he was clothed only in a loincloth), and I closely studied his tremendous arms and shoulders.
The Shadow World|Hamlin Garland
The flesh of their sheep feeds them; they are clothed with their skins; huts of wood and clay form their habitations.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 4 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

British Dictionary definitions for clothed

clothe

/ (kləʊð) /

verb clothes, 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

Word Origin for clothe

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

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Word Origin and History for clothed

clothe

Old English claðian, from claþ (see cloth). Related: Clothed, clothing. Other Old English words for this were scrydan and gewædian.

clothe

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

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clothe

verb clothes, clothing, clothed or clad (tr)

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