The Wordsmith Dictionary

Clothe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clothed ( or Clad; p. pr. & vb. n.Clothing. ] Etym: [OE. clathen, clothen, clethen, AS. cla \'ebian, clæ \'eban. See Cloth. ]

1. To put garments on; to cover with clothing; to dress. Go with me, to clothe you as becomes you. Shak.

2. To provide with clothes; as, to feed and clothe a family; to clothe one's self extravagantly. Drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. Prov. xxiii. 21 The naked every day he clad, When he put on his clothes. Goldsmith.

3. Fig. : To cover or invest, as with a garment; as, to clothe one with authority or power. Language in which they can clothe their thoughts. Watts. His sides are clothed with waving wood. J. Dyer. Thus Belial, with with words clothed in reason's garb. Milton.

CLOTHE

CLOTHE Clothe, v. i.

Defn: To wear clothes. [Poetic ] Care no more to clothe eat. Shak.

CLOTHES

Clothes ( or; 277 ), n. pl. Etym: [From Cloth. ]

1. Covering for the human body; dress; vestments; vesture; -- a general term for whatever covering is worn, or is made to be worn, for decency or comfort. She. .. speaks well, and has excellent good clothes. Shak. If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. Mark. v. 28.

2. The covering of a bed; bedclothes. She turned each way her frighted head, Then sunk it deep beneath the clothes. Prior. Body clothes. See under Body. -- Clothes moth (Zoöl.), a small moth of the genus Tinea. The most common species (T. flavifrontella )is yellowish white. The larvæ eat woolen goods, furs, feathers, etc. They live in tubular cases made of the material upon which they feed, fastened together with silk.

Syn. -- Garments; dress; clothing; apparel; attire; vesture; raiment; garb; costume; habit; habiliments.

CLOTHESHORSE

CLOTHESHORSE Clothes "horse `, n.

Defn: A frame to hang clothes on.

CLOTHESLINE

CLOTHESLINE Clothes "line `, n.

Defn: A rope or wire on which clothes are hung to dry.

CLOTHESPIN

CLOTHESPIN Clothes "pin ` ( or ), n.

Defn: A forked piece of wood, or a small spring clamp, used for fastening clothes on a line.

CLOTHESPRESS

CLOTHESPRESS Clothes "press `, n.

Defn: A receptacle for clothes.

New American Oxford Dictionary

clothe

clothe |klōT͟H kloʊð | ▶verb ( past and past participle clothed or clad |klad | ) [ with obj. ] (often be clothed in ) put clothes on (oneself or someone ); dress: she was clothed all in white | she lay down fully clothed | [ as adj., with submodifier ] (clothed ) : a partially clothed body. • provide (someone ) with clothes: they already had eight children to feed and clothe. • (usu. be clothed with ) endow with a particular quality: you have been clothed with power from on high. ORIGIN Old English (only recorded in the past participle geclāded ), from clāth (see cloth ).

clothes

clothes |klō (T͟H )z kloʊ (ð )z | ▶plural noun 1 items worn to cover the body: he stripped off his clothes | baby clothes | [ as modifier ] : a clothes shop. 2 bedclothes. ORIGIN Old English clāthas, plural of clāth (see cloth ).

clothes hanger

clothes hang ¦er ▶noun a coat hanger.

clothes horse

clothes horse |ˈkloʊ (ð )z ˌhɔrs | ▶noun a frame on which washed clothes are hung to air indoors. • informal, often derogatory a person, typically a woman, who is excessively concerned with wearing fashionable clothes.

clothesline

clothes line |ˈklō (T͟H )zˌlīn ˈkloʊðzlaɪn | ▶noun a rope or wire on which washed clothes are hung to dry. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (chiefly in football and other games ) knock down (a runner ) by placing one's outstretched arm in the runner's path at neck level.

clothes moth

clothes moth ▶noun a small, drab moth whose larvae feed on a range of animal fibers and can be destructive to clothing and other domestic textiles. [Family Tineidae: several species, in particular the common clothes moth (Tineola biselliella ).]

clothespin

clothes pin |ˈklō (T͟H )zˌpin ˈkloʊ (ð )zˌpɪn ˈkloʊðzpɪn |(Brit. also clothes peg ) ▶noun a wooden or plastic clip for securing clothes to a clothes line.

Oxford Dictionary

clothe

clothe |kləʊð | ▶verb ( past and past participle clothed or archaic or literary clad |klad | ) [ with obj. ] put clothes on (oneself or someone ); dress: Francesca was clothed in white | she took off her shoes and lay down fully clothed | (as adj., with submodifier clothed ) : a partially clothed body. • provide (someone ) with clothes: they already had eight children to feed and clothe. • (usu. be clothed with ) endow with a particular quality: it is clothed with an aura of respectability. ORIGIN Old English (only recorded in the past participle geclāded ), from clāth (see cloth ).

clothes

clothes |kləʊ (ð )z | ▶plural noun 1 items worn to cover the body: he stripped off his clothes | baby clothes | [ as modifier ] : a clothes shop. 2 bedclothes. ORIGIN Old English clāthas, plural of clāth (see cloth ).

clothes hanger

clothes hang ¦er ▶noun a coat hanger.

clothes horse

clothes horse ▶noun a frame on which washed clothes are hung to air indoors. • informal, often derogatory a person, typically a woman, who is excessively concerned with wearing fashionable clothes.

clothes line

clothes line ▶noun a rope or wire on which washed clothes are hung to dry. ▶verb ( clothesline ) [ with obj. ] N. Amer. informal (chiefly in football and other sports ) knock down (a runner ) by placing one's outstretched arm in their path at neck level.

clothes moth

clothes moth ▶noun a small, drab moth whose larvae feed on a range of animal fibres and can be destructive to clothing and other domestic textiles. ●Family Tineidae: several species.

clothes peg

clothes peg (N. Amer. also clothespin ) ▶noun Brit. a wooden or plastic clip for securing clothes to a clothes line.

American Oxford Thesaurus

clothe

clothe verb 1 they were clothed in silk: dress, attire, robe, garb, array, costume, swathe, deck (out ), turn out, fit out, rig (out ); informal get up; archaic apparel, habit, invest. 2 a valley clothed in conifers: cover, blanket, carpet; envelop, swathe.

clothes

clothes plural noun his clothes are too big for him: clothing, garments, attire, garb, dress, wear, costume; informal gear, togs, duds, threads, getup; formal apparel; archaic raiment, habiliments, vestments. WORD LINKS sartorial relating to clothes Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

clothes horse

clothes horse noun WORD NOTE clothes horse Clothes horse is in danger of being supplanted by the trendier fashion victim, but there's an important distinction. A fashion victim is led astray by the vicissitudes of the prevailing runway looks, without regard to their suitability or attractiveness for the wearer. A clothes horse, while not as concerned with keeping up with the latest fashion, still devotes what some might think to be an unconscionable amount of time and effort to matters of dress. Clothes horses occasionally set the fashion; fashion victims never do. — EM Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.

Oxford Thesaurus

clothe

clothe verb 1 they were clothed from head to foot in robes of gold: dress, attire, outfit, array, rig (out ), turn out, fit out, costume, trick out /up, robe, garb, deck out, drape, accoutre; put clothes on; informal doll up, get up; literary bedizen, caparison; archaic apparel, trap out, habit, invest. ANTONYMS undress. 2 a long valley clothed in conifers: cover, overlay, overspread, cloak, blanket, carpet; envelop, swathe, swaddle, shroud, wrap, surround; literary enshroud. ANTONYMS uncover.

clothes

clothes plural noun she took off her clothes and crawled into bed: clothing, garments, articles of clothing /dress, attire, garb; dress, wear, wardrobe; outfit, costume, turnout; finery; informal gear, garms, togs, duds, get-up, glad rags; Brit. informal clobber, kit, rig-out; N. Amer. informal threads; formal apparel; literary raiment, habiliments, habit; archaic vestments. WORD LINKS clothes sartorial relating to clothes clothier, outfitter, couturier, tailor maker or seller of clothes Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

clothe

clothe /kloʊð / (! -theは /ð /) →cloth 動詞～s /-z /; ～d /-d /, ｟古文｠clad /klæd /; clothing (!be ～dのような分詞形容詞用法については →clothed ) 他動詞｟かたく /文｠1 〈人〉に衣服を着せる (｟話｠dress ); 〈人〉に衣服を与える ▸ clothe oneself 衣服を着る (!～ oneselfは服を着るのに特別な努力が必要な場合 ) ▸ feed and clothe one's children 子供たちを養う 2 «…で » …を覆う , 包む , 隠す (cover ) «in , with » .3 〈人〉に【権力などを】付与する «with » .

clothed

clothed 形容詞〖通例be ～〗1 «…の » 服装をして, «…を » 着て «in » ▸ fall asleep fully clothed 服を着たまま寝てしまう 2 ｟文｠ «…で » 覆われて, 包まれて «in , with » ▸ trees clothed in leaves of red and yellow 赤と黄の葉で覆われた樹木 3 〖be ～〗【権力などが】付与されて «with » .

clothes

clothes /kloʊz |kloʊðz /〖原義は「身にまとうもの」; 〗→cloth 名詞 U 〖集合的に; 複数扱い〗1 衣服 , 着物 , 衣類 ; 洗濯物 ▸ a woman in fine [everyday ] clothes すてきな服 [ふだん着 ]を着た女性 ▸ a change of clothes (旅行などに持っていく )服の着替え ▸ clean [dirty ] clothes きれいな [汚れた ]服 (!洗濯した [前の ]服 ) ▸ baby [high school, evening ] clothes ベビー服 [高校の制服, 夜会服 ]▸ have many [｟ややくだけて｠a lot of, ｟まれ｠much ] clothes たくさん服を持っている (!one, twoなどの数詞とは用いない ) ▸ a clothes shop 衣料品店 ▸ Fine clothes make the man .｟ことわざ｠よい着物を着ると品がよくなる .コーパスの窓 clothesを使った表現 1 服を …▸ buy ～服を買う ▸ wash one's ～服を洗う ▸ put on [take off ] one's ～ ≒put [take ] one's ～ on [off ]服を着る [脱ぐ ]▸ change one's ～服を着替える ▸ hang ～服をつるす .2 …服 ▸ civilian ～(制服などに対する )平服 ▸ work ～作業服 ▸ men's [women's ] ～紳士 [婦人 ]服 ▸ mourning ～喪服 .3 …な服 ▸ casual ～気取らない服 ▸ fancy ～派手な服 ▸ designer ～デザイナー (ズ )ブランドの服 ▸ baggy ～だぼだぼの服 .類義 clothesとclothing, garment, dressなど clothes は身につける衣類全般をさし, clothing はややかたく, さらに総称的な語.1枚1枚の服をさすかたい語として garment があるが, たいていの場合はa shirt, a coatなどの具体的な名前を用いる.dress は女性の衣服, もしくは特定の服装 (正装など )を示す語.wear は通例複合語を作り (summer wear, sportswearなど ), 商品の種類をさすことが多い .2 寝具 (bedclothes ).～́ b à sket [b à g ]洗濯物かご [袋 ].～́ br ù sh (衣類のほこりを落とす )ブラシ .～́ ch ù te 洗濯用シュート〘衣類を洗い場に落とす装置〙.～́ dr ỳ er 衣類乾燥機 .～́ h à mper ＝hamper 2 2 .～́ h à nger ＝hanger .～́ m ò th (衣類に穴を開ける )蛾（が）.～́ p è g ｟英｠洗濯ばさみ (｟米｠clothespin ).

clotheshorse

cl ó thes h ò rse 名詞 C 1 ｟くだけて非難して｠着道楽 [衣装持ち ]の人 .2 洗濯物掛け, 干し物掛け .

clothesline

cl ó thes l ì ne 名詞 C 物干し綱 (｟英｠washing line ).

clothespin

cl ó thes p ì n 名詞 C ｟米｠洗濯ばさみ (｟英｠clothes peg ).