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clothes

American  
[klohz, klohthz] / kloʊz, kloʊðz /

plural noun

  1. garments for the body; articles of dress; wearing apparel.

    Synonyms:
    garb, costume, raiment, attire, clothing

  2. bedclothes.

clothes British  
/ kləʊðz /

plural noun

    1. articles of dress

    2. ( as modifier )

      clothes brush

  2. short for bedclothes

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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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