Clothe

  • 11clothe — ► VERB (past and past part. clothed or archaic or literary clad) 1) provide with clothes. 2) (be clothed in) be dressed in. ORIGIN from the same Old English word as CLOTH(Cf. ↑cloth) …

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  • 12clothe — [klōth] vt. clothed or clad, clothing [ME clothen < OE clathian: see CLOTH] 1. to put clothes on; dress 2. to provide with clothes 3. to cover over as if with a garment; provide or equip [hills clothed in snow] …

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  • 13clothe — UK [kləʊð] / US [kloʊð] verb [transitive] Word forms clothe : present tense I/you/we/they clothe he/she/it clothes present participle clothing past tense clothed past participle clothed 1) to provide someone with clothes We asked for money to… …

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  • 14clothe — v. 1) (D; tr.) to clothe in (clothed in wool) 2) (misc.) fully; partially clothed * * * [kləʊð] partially clothed (misc.) fully (D; tr.) to clothe in (clothed in wool) …

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  • 15clothe — [[t]klo͟ʊð[/t]] clothes, clothing, clothed VERB To clothe someone means to provide them with clothes to wear. → See also , clothes, clothing [V n] She was on her own with two kids to feed and clothe …

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  • 16clothe — transitive verb (clothed or clad; clothing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clāthian, from clāth Date: before 12th century 1. a. to cover with or as if with cloth or clothing ; dress b. to provide …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 17clothe — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, accouter, afford, apparel, apply to, arm, array, attire, authorize, bedeck, bedrape, blanket, block, bundle up, canopy, caparison, clad, cloak, clothe with power, cloud, contribute, cope, costume, cover,… …

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  • 18clothe in words — To express in words • • • Main Entry: ↑clothe …

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  • 19clothe in words — index phrase Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 20clothe — /klohdh/, v.t., clothed or clad, clothing. 1. to dress; attire. 2. to provide with clothing. 3. to cover with or as with clothing. [bef. 950; ME clothen, OE clathian, deriv. of clath CLOTH] Syn. 1. robe, garb, array, accouter, bedeck. * * * …

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