claes
Britishplural noun
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Or where could it borrow her claes, Jean?
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by James Hogg
I never durst say onything then, but slipped awa to bed very unwillingly—just feeling as if I felt it a trouble to put aff my claes.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 by Various
The Lord Himsel’ in former days Waled out the proper tunes for praise An’ named the proper kind o’ claes For folk to preach in: Preceese and in the chief o’ ways Important teachin’.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
O wrathfully he left the bed, 50 And wrathfully his claes on did; And he has ta'en him through the ha', And on his mother he did ca'.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various
For there whar lassies bleach their claes, And bairnies toddle doun the braes, The merry Golfer daily plays On the Links o' Innerleven.
From Poems on Golf by Edinburgh Burgess Golfing Society
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