clothes

Meaning

Noun

1. (plural, plural-only) Items of clothing; apparel.
2. (form-of, obsolete, plural, plural-only) plural of cloth.
3. (plural, plural-only) The covering of a bed; bedclothes.
4. (plural, plural-only) Laundry (hung on a clothesline).

Verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of clothe

cloth

1. (countable, uncountable) A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.
2. (countable, uncountable) Specifically, a tablecloth, especially as spread before a meal or removed afterwards.
3. (countable) A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.
4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Substance or essence; the whole of something complex.
5. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Appearance; seeming.
6. (countable, uncountable) A form of attire that represents a particular profession or status.
7. (countable, idiomatic, uncountable, with-definite-article) The priesthood.

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clothe

1. (transitive) To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
2. (figuratively) To cover or invest, as if with a garment.

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Synonyms

clothing

dress

👗

garment

garments

apparel

cloth

attire

outfit

costume

raiment

garb

vesture

shirt

👕

things

wearing apparel

suit

furniture

wardrobe

possessions

duds

wear

item of clothing

fabric

get dressed

get-up

habiliments

material

piece of clothing

thing

tog

uniform

yardage

set of clothes

wearering apparel

loosen

mantle

schmattan

mockers

dresses

outfits

vestiment

plain clothes

drapery

put on clothes

rag

rags

covering

cloak

stuff

civilian

Translations

Kleidung

ropa

vêtement

vestiti

vêtements

Kleider

kleren

roupa

kleding

vestido

habit

vestito

abbigliamento

habillement

ملابس

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kləʊ(ð)z/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: clothes

Inherited from Old English: clāþas

Cognate with Scots: clathes

Cognate with Danish: klæder

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål: klær

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk: klede

Cognate with German: Kleider

In summary

From Middle English clothes, cloþes, plural of cloth, cloþ (“cloth, garment”), from Old English clāþas (“clothes”), plural of clāþ (“cloth”), equivalent to cloth + -es. Cognate with Scots clathes, claes (“clothes”), Danish klæder, Norwegian Bokmål klær, Norwegian Nynorsk klede, German Kleider.

Sentences

Clothes and lodging are free to new men .