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clothing

[ kloh-thing ]

noun

  1. garments collectively; clothes; clothes; raiment; apparel.
  2. a covering.


clothing

/ ˈəʊðɪŋ /

noun

  1. garments collectively
  2. something that covers or clothes
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Word History and Origins

Origin of clothing1

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English; clothe + -ing 1
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Idioms and Phrases

see wolf in sheep's clothing .
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Offscreen, Lincoln also sold her clothing line on QVC and returned to her home state to launch her Actors Audition Studios and raise a family.

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Retail sales rose for the third month in a row in March as warmer weather helped boost demand for items such as clothing and DIY goods.

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Mr Sayers said within seconds of his coat becoming trapped, his right arm was gone and his clothing had been stripped off him.

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It was the one time in my life where I was adamant about being like, “No, I need to be in the least clothing possible.”

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The men, wearing civilian clothing, pulled the woman from her seat and carried her out of the building by her arms and feet as she resisted and repeatedly asked who they were.

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