clothing
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English clothing, clathing; equivalent to clothe + -ing. Cognate with Scots cleeding, cleiding, cleading (“clothing”), Dutch kleding (“clothing”), German Kleidung (“clothing”), Danish klædning (“clothing, dress, attire”), Swedish klädning (“dress”). Doublet of the dialectal English term cleading, from Middle English clething; compare also cladding.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkləʊðɪŋ/
Audio (US) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -əʊðɪŋ
- Hyphenation: cloth‧ing
VerbEdit
clothing
NounEdit
clothing (countable and uncountable, plural clothings)
- Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion.
- 1673, John Milton, “Anno Ætatis 19. […] ”, in Poems, &c. upon Several Occaſions., London: Printed for Tho. Dring […] , OCLC 1050806759, page 67:
- From others he ſhall ſtand in need of nothing, / Yet on his Brothers ſhall depend for Cloathing.
- An act or instance of putting clothes on.
- The clothing and unclothing of the idols was of special significance.
- (obsolete) The art or process of making cloth.
- 1713, John Ray, Three Physico-theological discourses
- Instructing [refugees] in the art of clothing.
- 1713, John Ray, Three Physico-theological discourses
- A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.
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Derived termsEdit
SynonymsEdit
HyponymsEdit
- See also Thesaurus:clothing
TranslationsEdit
clothes
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See alsoEdit
See alsoEdit
clothing related terms
Middle EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- clathing, clothyng, clothynge, clathynge, cloþing, cloþinge, cloþingue, claþing, claþinng, cloþyng, claȝing
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
clothing (plural clothinges)
- What one wears; clothing, outfit, garments.
- A piece of clothes; an individual component of an outfit.
- The uniform or outfit associated with an occupation or position.
- (figuratively) One's religious values and priorities.
- (figuratively, rare) One's appearance or countenance.
- Linen or sheets used as a cover or a protective layer.
- The equipping or provision of garments.
DescendantsEdit
- English: clothing
ReferencesEdit
- “clōthing, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.