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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He felt a rush of empathy, thinking what it would be like to be unable to swing your legs out of bed in the morning and walk unaided to the closet for your clothes.
From Literature
He believed Anne was trying to communicate with him on TV through her clothes, the colours she wore, the way she moved, the way she held her pen.
From BBC
Two guards at a nearby immigration detention center said they frequently see detainees come in still wearing dusty work clothes from construction jobsites.
A senior officer quoted by Le Parisien said the pair frequently exchanged clothes, phones and identification documents.
From BBC
He says he feels tempted to spend what he earns from side jobs like washing cars, especially on clothes.
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