clothing

  • 1Clothing — in history Clothing refers to any covering for the human body that is worn. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic and is a feature of nearly all human societies. The amount and type of clothing worn depends on functional… …

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  • 2clothing — cloth‧ing [ˈkləʊðɪŋ ǁ ˈkloʊ ] noun [uncountable] clothes used especially about a particular type of clothes: • clothing manufacturers * * * clothing UK US /ˈkləʊðɪŋ/ noun [U] ► clothes in general: »The store sells women s clothing. »a… …

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  • 3Clothing — Cloth ing, n. 1. Garments in general; clothes; dress; raiment; covering. [1913 Webster] From others he shall stand in need of nothing, Yet on his brothers shall depend for clothing. Milton. [1913 Webster] As for me, . . . my clothing was sackloth …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4Clothing — badge item burqini butt bra camikini casualization covert couture dejab dress correctness …

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  • 5clothing — c.1200, from prp. of CLOTHE (Cf. clothe) …

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  • 6clothing — *clothes, dress, attire, apparel, raiment …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 7clothing — ► NOUN ▪ clothes collectively …

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  • 8clothing — [klō′thiŋ] n. [ME: see CLOTH] 1. wearing apparel; clothes; garments 2. a covering …

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  • 9clothing — n. 1) to put on; wear clothing 2) to take off one s clothing 3) heavy; light; outer; protective; warm clothing 4) summer; winter clothing 5) custom made, tailor made; ready to wear; secondhand, used; shabby; trendy clothing 6) an article of… …

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  • 10Clothing —    The dress in barbarian Europe was most likely a combination of traditional Germanic clothing and imported Roman fashions. Clothing was relatively uniform throughout the Roman and post Roman world, although there was variation in style and… …

    Encyclopedia of Barbarian Europe