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clothes

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/kləʊ(ð)z/ English

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noun

  1. A woven fabric such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.
  2. Specifically, a tablecloth, especially as spread before a meal or removed afterwards.
  3. A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.
  4. (metaphoric) Substance or essence; the whole of something complex.

noun

  1. Items of clothing; apparel.
  2. The covering of a bed; bedclothes.
  3. Laundry (hung on a clothesline)

verb

  1. To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.“to feed and clothe a family; to clothe oneself extravagantly”
  2. To cover or invest, as if with a garment.“to clothe somebody with authority or power”

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