clothe
/ˈkloʊð/
UK: /ˈkləʊð/
clothe
English
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Definition
To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
Etymology
From Middle English clothen, from Old English *clāþian (“to clothe”), from Proto-Germanic *klaiþōną (“to clothe”), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to adhere to, stick”). Cognate with Dutch kleden, German kleiden, Swedish kläda, after apocope klä. See also cloth, clad.
Example Sentences
- "to feed and clothe a family; to clothe oneself extravagantly"
- "Go with me to clothe you as becomes you."
- "For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags."
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