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grave clothes

British  

plural noun

  1. the wrappings in which a dead body is interred

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"We realised that robots, too, need to wear clothes," CEO Choi Yong-ho said.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

A regular 30- or 60-day return period doesn’t fit the reality of how customers buy and wear clothes, says Polina Veksler, chief executive officer and co-founder of Universal Standard.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The guidance warns that "forcing transgender young people to wear clothes which do not match their gender identity can be distressing for them" and could be a breach of the Equality Act.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

Wallace joked that she'd never wear clothes if she looked like that and Wiley added, "Melania Trump should be able to be who she wants to be."

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2024

“They wear clothes, don’t they? Or do they go around naked? If they wear clothes, they need silk. And they can buy it from me.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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