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Definition of Clothe
1. Verb. Provide with clothes or put clothes on. "Parents must feed and dress their child"
Specialized synonyms: Prim, Prim Out, Prim Up, Cover, Wrap Up, Jacket, Frock, Shirt, Habit, Vesture, Overclothe, Overdress, Underdress, Corset, Shoe, Coat, Costume, Dress Up, Robe, Vest, Gown
Related verbs: Dress, Get Dressed
Generic synonyms: Change State, Turn
Derivative terms: Apparel, Clothing, Dress, Dresser, Dressing, Garb, Garment, Raiment
Antonyms: Undress
2. Verb. Furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors.
Generic synonyms: Equip, Fit, Fit Out, Outfit
Derivative terms: Investiture, Investment
3. Verb. Cover as if with clothing. "The mountain was clothed in tropical trees"
Definition of Clothe
1. v. t. To put garments on; to cover with clothing; to dress.
2. v. i. To wear clothes.
Definition of Clothe
1. Verb. (transitive) To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Clothe
1. to provide with clothing [v CLOTHED, CLAD, CLOTHING, CLOTHES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clothe
Literary usage of Clothe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Archaeologia: Or, Miscellaneous Tracts, Relating to Antiquity.. by Society of Antiquaries of London (1789)
"It'm for making of a paire of hoofe of orange-coloured clothe upper (locked with
... It'm for a paire of boote hoofe of blacke clothe with two paire ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1858)
"Without the idea of beauty, couldst thon conceive a form in which to clothe a
soul that has entered heaven ! Agreeable surprises are the perquisites of ..."
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