plural noun
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articles of dress
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clothes brush
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short for bedclothes
Usage
Spelling tips for clothes The word clothes is hard to spell for two reasons. First, it sounds like the verb close, but it is spelled differently. Also, the word clothes is different from the plural of cloth (cloths), but the two are easily confused for one another. How to spell clothes: You aren't finished putting on clothes until you've tied Each Shoe (-es). Remembering that you need Each Shoe, or -es, at the end to finish getting dressed can help you spell clothes correctly.
Etymology
Origin of clothes
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English clāthas, plural of clāth cloth
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Example Sentences
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Wearing these clothes and shoes could make you feel better—literally.
Tomorrow I have to change another lot of clothes again.'
From BBC
Prepare for bad weather by carrying a charged phone, food, drinks and warm clothes.
From BBC
Neves Valente’s flimsy clothes didn’t seem suitable for the cold weather, he said.
This week, Lane Florsheim reports on new high-tech clothes and shoes that promise better skin, mental clarity and blood flow.
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