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clothe
7 ENTRIES FOUND:
clothe
(verb)
clothed
(adjective)
clothes
(noun)
clothes hanger
(noun)
street clothes
(noun)
swaddling clothes
(noun)
plain
(adjective)
clothe
/
ˈ
kloʊð/
verb
clothes
;
clothed
also
clad
/
ˈ
kʰlæd/
;
clothing
clothe
/
ˈ
kloʊð/
verb
clothes
;
clothed
also
clad
/
ˈ
kʰlæd/
;
clothing
Britannica Dictionary definition of CLOTHE
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1
:
to provide (someone) with clothes
the cost of feeding and
clothing
your children
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2
formal
:
to dress (someone)
in
a particular type of clothing
people who
clothe
themselves
in
designer fashions [=people who wear expensive clothes]
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