clothe

[klohth]

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

Origin of clothe

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

Related formshalf-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, adjectivewell-clothed, adjective

Can be confusedcloth clothe clothes

Synonyms for clothe

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

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Related Words for clothed

veiled, shod, robed, invested

Examples from the Web for clothed

Contemporary Examples of 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
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
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
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
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

Historical Examples of clothed

He has clothed the Graces, though the Graces never clothed him.
Philothea
Lydia Maria Child
They were clothed in bright garments, with garlands on their heads.
Philothea
Lydia Maria Child
Since they came to this colony they had been fed and clothed, and no one would take any money.
Explorations in Australia
John Forrest
The masses of our people are better fed, clothed, and housed than their fathers were.
United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches
Various
I endeavoured to obtain sight of him, but he was so wrapped and clothed that I did not succeed.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327
Various

British Dictionary definitions for clothed

clothe

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.