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- Dictionaryclothes/kləʊðz/
plural
- 1. items worn to cover the body: "he stripped off his clothes"
- 2. bedclothes: "Rosie got into bed and pulled the clothes up to her nose"
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CLOTHES definition: 1. things such as dresses and trousers that you wear to cover, protect, or decorate your body: 2…. Learn more.
1. : clothing. I need new clothes for the winter. 2. : bedclothes. I have been awake ever since 5 and sooner, I fancy I had too much clothes over my stomach Jane Austen. 3. : all the cloth articles of personal and household use that can be washed. I always wash clothes on Mondays. Synonyms. apparel. attire. clobber [ British slang] clothing.
Clothes definition: garments for the body; articles of dress; wearing apparel.. See examples of CLOTHES used in a sentence.
Clothes are the things that people wear, such as shirts, coats, trousers, and dresses. Moira walked upstairs to change her clothes. He dressed quickly in casual clothes.
CLOTHING definition: 1. clothes, especially clothes of a particular type or those worn in a particular situation: 2…. Learn more.
noun. /kləʊðz/, /kləʊz/ [plural] Idioms. the things that you wear, such as trousers, dresses and jackets. I bought some new clothes for the trip. They were dressed in designer clothes (= clothes designed by famous fashion designers). to put on/take off your clothes. clean/dirty clothes. a police officer in civilian clothes (= not in uniform)
clothes [pl.] the things that you wear, such as shirts, jackets, dresses, and pants: Please pick your clothes up off the floor. clothing [U] ( somewhat formal ) clothes, especially a particular type of clothes: warm clothing
Clothing definition: garments collectively; clothes; raiment; apparel.. See examples of CLOTHING used in a sentence.
Pants, shirts, and coats are types of clothes. Clothes comes from the word cloth — it's true: Most clothes are made of cloth, or fabric. Whether you wear suits, uniforms, or jeans, clothes cover the body, just as bed clothes is a term for the sheets and blankets that cover a bed.
1. Coverings worn on the body; garments, such as shirts, pants, dresses, and coats. 2. Coverings, such as sheets and blankets, that are ordinarily used on a bed; bedclothes. [Middle English, from Old English clāthas, pl. of clāth, cloth .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
