clothing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkləʊðɪŋ/
ipa: /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
rhymes: -əʊðɪŋ
Forms: form: clothings
Etymology: 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.
Senses: examples: text: Marco runs a clothing brand.
text: You should wear warm clothing when it is cold outside.
text: All but two pieces of clothing came out of the washing machine stained.
text: A poncho is an item of clothing used by many people in Latin America.
text: A shirt is an article of clothing that covers the torso and arms.
text: From others he ſhall ſtand in need of nothing, / Yet on his Brothers ſhall depend for Cloathing.
ref: 1626 (date written), John Milton, “At a Vacation Exercise in the Colledge, […]”, in Poems, &c. upon Several Occasions, London: […] Tho[mas] Dring […], published 1673, →OCLC, page 67:
glosses: 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.
examples: text: The clothing and unclothing of the idols was of special significance.
glosses: An act or instance of putting clothes on.
examples: text: [M]any of the poor diſtreſſed People, being bereft of their Habitation, came into England, vvhere the King, in Compaſſion of their Condition, and alſo, conſidering that they might be beneficial to his Subjects, by instructing them in the Art of Cloathing, firſt placed them about Carliſle in the North, and after removed them into South-VVales, vvhere their Poſterity hath ever ſince remained.
ref: a. 1706 (date written), John Ray, “[Discourse II. Of the General Deluge in the Days of Noah, Its Causes and Effects.] That there have been Great Changes Made in the Superficial Part of the Earth since the General Deluge, and by What Means.”, in Three Physio-theological Discourses, […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Innys, […], published 1713, →OCLC, pages 241–242:
glosses: The art or process of making cloth.
glosses: A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.
Synonyms: word: clothes
word: attire
word: apparel
word: threads
word: clothing
word: garment
word: habiliment
word: raiment
word: wardrobe
word: weed
Hypernyms: word: artifact
Hyponyms: word: underwear
word: nightwear
word: swimsuit
word: menswear
word: womenswear
word: childrenswear
word: shirt
word: trousers
word: skirt
word: kilt
word: tunic
word: T-shirt
word: sweatshirt
word: sweater
word: pullover
word: suit
word: jacket
word: anorak
word: coat
word: fur
word: raincoat
word: socks
word: hat
word: cap
word: shawl
word: translator
Meronyms: word: fabric
word: back
word: cape
word: collar
word: button
word: lap
word: leg
word: pocket
word: seat
word: sleeve
word: waist
Derived terms: bedclothing
card-clothing
clothing bin
clothing compulsive
clothing hanger
clothing iron
clothing-iron
clothingless
clothing moth
clothing optional
clothing-optional
item of clothing
nonclothing
piece of clothing
sheep in wolf's clothing
there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing
underclothing
wolf in sheep's clothing
Related terms: word: vestiary
word: sartorial
sense: Clothing-related terms
word: belt
sense: Clothing-related terms
word: blouse
sense: Clothing-related terms
word: bra
sense: Clothing-related terms
word: briefs
sense: Clothing-related terms
word: cap
sense: Clothing-related terms
word: clothe
sense: Clothing-related terms
word: coat
sense: Clothing-related terms
word: dress
sense: Clothing-related terms
word: gloves
sense: Clothing-related terms
word: halter
sense: Clothing-related terms
word: hat
sense: Clothing-related terms
word: jacket
sense: Clothing-related terms
word: mittens
sense: Clothing-related terms
word: muffler
sense: Clothing-related terms
word: pants
sense: Clothing-related terms
word: shirt
sense: Clothing-related terms
word: shoes
sense: Clothing-related terms
word: shorts
sense: Clothing-related terms
alt: sox
word: socks
sense: Clothing-related terms
word: stocking
sense: Clothing-related terms
word: swimsuit
sense: Clothing-related terms
word: tie
sense: Clothing-related terms
word: tuxedo
sense: Clothing-related terms
word: underwear
word: :Category:Clothing
word: Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class II § 225. Clothing