clothe
verb (used with object)
to dress; attire.
have clad
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present perfectof clothe.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Mies could have clad everything in travertine, but the contrast with the mosaic enhanced the building’s refinement, it made the marble look more luxurious.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2020
A fine lady in those times waddled under more clothes, even on a fair summer’s day, than would have clad the whole bevy of a modern ball-room.
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 by Charles Herbert Sylvester
When God will judge men, he will set on his right hand those who have fed the hungry, given drink to those who were thirsty, and have clad those that were naked.
From History Of Ancient Civilization by Charles Seignobos
It was far more trouble to permit their ambitious bungling, which must be undone and painstakingly reassembled, than to have clad them all himself, swiftly revolving and garmenting them like dolls.
From Where the Blue Begins by Christopher Morley
One of his boots would have made a small portmanteau, and one could have clad a child in one of his gloves.
From Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens by George T. (George Titus) Ferris
