clothe
verb (used with object)
to dress; attire.
had clothed
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past perfectof clothe.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Rose had clothed the figure of Christ in writhing ribbons of green flesh outlined with black and lavender, dripping streamer-like gouts of purplish blood.
From Time Magazine Archive
Instead of suing Hinman, the obvious target, Gizzi went after Texaco on the ground that it had clothed Hinman with "apparent authority."
From Time Magazine Archive
Its owner had clothed it in a brown burlap rice sack with holes for neck and arms.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
That was why Roose Bolton had clothed him as a lord again, to play his part in this mummer’s farce.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
He went out then, ready to do battle with fifty sisters, for Hazel’s look had clothed him with moral armour cap-à-pie.
From The New Mistress A Tale by George Manville Fenn
