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clothing

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishclothing,clathing; equivalent toclothe +‎-ing. Cognate withScotscleeding,cleiding,cleading(“clothing”),Dutchkleding(“clothing”),GermanKleidung(“clothing”),Danishklædning(“clothing, dress, attire”),Swedishklädning(“dress”). Doublet of the dialectal English termcleading, fromMiddle Englishclething; compare alsocladding.

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Verb

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clothing

  1. presentparticiple andgerund ofclothe

Noun

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A baby wearing many items of winterclothing: headband, cap, fur-lined coat, shawl and sweater

clothing (countable anduncountable,pluralclothings)

  2. Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made offabrics, animalhair, animalskin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body forwarmth, to preservemodesty, or forfashion.
    Marco runs aclothing brand.
    You should wear warmclothing when it is cold outside.
    All but two pieces ofclothing came out of the washing machine stained.
    Aponcho is an item ofclothing used by many people in Latin America.
    A shirt is an article ofclothing that covers the torso and arms.
  3. An act or instance of putting clothes on.
    Theclothing and unclothing of the idols was of special significance.
  4. (obsolete) The art or process of makingcloth.
    • a.1706 (date written),John Ray, “[Discourse II. Of the General Deluge in the Days ofNoah, Its Causes and Effects.] That there have been Great Changes Made in the Superficial Part of the Earth since the General Deluge, and by What Means.”, inThree Physio-theological Discourses, […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Innys, […], published1713,→OCLC,pages241–242:
      [M]any of the poor diſtreſſed People, being bereft of their Habitation, came intoEngland, vvhere the King, in Compaſſion of their Condition, and alſo, conſidering that they might be beneficial to his Subjects, by instructing them in the Art ofCloathing, firſt placed them aboutCarliſle in the North, and after removed them intoSouth-VVales, vvhere their Poſterity hath ever ſince remained.
  5. Acovering of non-conducting material on the outside of aboiler, or steam chamber, to preventradiation ofheat.[1]

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Translations

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clothes

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See also

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Clothing-related terms

References

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  1. ^Edward H[enry] Knight (1877), “Clothing”, inKnight’s American Mechanical Dictionary. […], volumes I (A–GAS), New York, N.Y.:Hurd and Houghton […],→OCLC.

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Fromclothen +‎-ynge.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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clothing (pluralclothinges)

  1. What one wears;clothing,outfit,garments.
    1. A piece of clothes; an individual component of an outfit.
    2. Theuniform or outfit associated with an occupation or position.
    3. (figurative) One's religious values and priorities.
    4. (figurative, rare) One's appearance or countenance.
  2. Linen or sheets used as a cover or a protective layer.
  3. The equipping or provision of garments.

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