Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: clothes  klow(dh)z
  1. Clothing in general
    "he always bought his clothes at the same store";
    - apparel, wearing apparel, dress, gear [informal], toggery [informal]
Verb: clothe (clothed, also clad)  klowdh
  1. Provide with clothes or put clothes on
    "Parents must feed and clothe their child";
    - dress, enclothe, garb, raiment [archaic], tog [informal], garment, habilitate [archaic], fit out, apparel
     
  2. Furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
    - invest, adorn
     
  3. Cover as if with clothing
    "the mountain was clothed in tropical trees";
    - cloak, drape, robe

Derived forms: clotheses

Type of: article of clothing, change state, clothing, cover, duds [informal], equip, fit, fit out, habiliment [archaic], outfit, spread over, threads [informal], togs [informal], turn, vesture, wear, wearable

Antonym: unclothe

Encyclopedia: Clothes

Clothe