noun
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garments collectively
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something that covers or clothes
Etymology
Origin of clothing
First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English; clothe + -ing 1
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Tamil Nadu state, a manufacturing powerhouse, accounts for most of India’s exports of iPhones and a large share of clothing and footwear exports, industries that are among the state’s top employers.
Key items to bring include warm clothing, water, a blanket and ice-scraper.
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In addition, he has increasingly avoided wearing club tracksuits - opting instead for his own clothing.
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They were possibly stitched onto clothing or attached to a piece of jewellery.
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In addition, he has increasingly avoided wearing club tracksuits, opting instead for his own clothing.
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