clothing
/'klouðiɳ/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A covering designed to be worn on a person's body: Items such as shirts, pants, dresses, and coats that people wear.
- Garments collectively: The general term for all the articles worn on the body.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The store sells warm clothing for winter.
- She packed her clothing for the trip.
- Protective clothing is required in the laboratory.
Advanced Usage
"A change of clothing": A spare set of garments.
- He always keeps a change of clothing in his car.
"Articles of clothing": Individual pieces of apparel.
- She sorted the articles of clothing by color.
Variants and Related Words
Clothes (n): A common synonym for clothing, referring to garments.
- Put your dirty clothes in the laundry basket.
Clothe (v): To provide or dress someone with garments.
- They worked to feed and clothe the orphans.
Apparel (n): A more formal term for clothing, often used in commercial contexts.
- The company specializes in sports apparel.
Synonyms
- Garments: Items of clothing.
- Attire: Clothing, especially of a particular kind or for a particular occasion.
- Wear: Clothing suitable for a particular time or purpose (e.g., ).
Related Phrases
Clothing drive: An organized effort to collect clothes for charity.
- The school is holding a clothing drive for the homeless shelter.
Clothing allowance: A sum of money provided for the purchase of clothes.
- The job includes a uniform and a small clothing allowance.
Related Idioms
Wolf in sheep's clothing: A dangerous person pretending to be harmless.
- Be careful of him; he's a wolf in sheep's clothing.
The emperor's new clothes: A situation where people are afraid to admit something is worthless for fear of looking foolish.
- Their new policy is like the emperor's new clothes; no one dares to point out its flaws.
Noun
- a covering designed to be worn on a person's body