English Explanatory Dictionary

clothing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of clothe
noun
  1. Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion.
  2. An act or instance of putting clothes on.
  3. The art or process of making cloth.
  4. A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.

Pronunciation

/ˈkləʊðɪŋ/ /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ en-us-clothing.ogg /ˈkloðɪŋ/ /ˈkloːðɪŋ/

Word forms

clothing cloathing clothings

Etymology

From Middle English clothing, clathing; equivalent to clothe + -ing. Cognate with Scots cleeding, cleiding, cleading (“clothing”), Dutch kleding (“clothing”), German Kleidung (“clothing”), Danish klædning (“clothing, dress, attire”), Swedish klädning (“dress”). Doublet of the dialectal English term cleading, from Middle English clething; compare also cladding.

Synonyms

clothes attire apparel threads clothing garment habiliment raiment wardrobe weed

Related words

vestiary sartorial :Category:Clothing Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class II § 225. Clothing bag belt blouse bra briefs cap clothe coat dress gloves halter hat jacket mittens muffler pants shirt shoes shorts socks stocking swimsuit tie tuxedo underwear

Derived words

bedclothing card-clothing clothing bin clothing compulsive clothing hanger clothing iron clothing-iron clothingless clothing moth clothing optional clothing-optional item of clothing nonclothing piece of clothing sheep in wolf's clothing there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing underclothing wolf in sheep's clothing
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