First Known Use: before 12th century
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clothe
verb \ˈklōth\
: to provide (someone) with clothes
: to dress (someone) in a particular type of clothing
clothed or clad \ˈklad\ cloth·ing
Full Definition of CLOTHE
transitive verb
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: to express or enhance by suitably significant language : couch <treaties clothed in stately phraseology>
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: to endow especially with power or a quality <the nobility in which religion and history can clothe humanity — D.R. Wallace>
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Origin of CLOTHE
Middle English, from Old English clāthian, from clāth
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clothe
verb \ˈklōth\
clothed or clad \ˈklad\cloth·ing
Definition of CLOTHE for Kids
1
: to cover with or as if with clothing : dress
2
: to provide with clothes
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