clothing

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clothing

/ˈkləʊðɪŋ/ UK
/ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ US
/ˈkloðɪŋ/ Scotland
/ˈkloːðɪŋ/ Wales

Rhymes with -əʊðɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English clothing, clathing, from Old English *clāþung, from Proto-West Germanic *klaiþungu (“clothing”), equivalent to clothe + -ing. Cognate with Scots clathing, claithing (“clothing”), Saterland Frisian Klodenge (“clothing”), West Frisian klaaiïng (“clothing”), Dutch kleding (“clothing”), German Kleidung (“clothing”), Danish klædning (“clothing, dress, attire”), Swedish kläding, klädning (“clothing, dress”). Doublet of the dialectal English term cleading, from Middle English clething; compare also cladding.

verb cloathing

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of clothe

noun clothings · cloathing

countable, uncountable 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. Marco runs a clothing brand.
Similar: attire, apparel, clothes, duds, garments, habiliment, item of clothing, kit (UK), piece of clothing, raiment, threads, wardrobe
countable, uncountable An act or instance of putting clothes on. The clothing and unclothing of the idols was of special significance.
Similar: dressing · Opposite: undressing
countable, obsolete, uncountable The art or process of making cloth. [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 Nort
countable, uncountable A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: apparel, vesture, wear, wearing apparel, lap, coat, shirt, dressmaking, sleepwear, robe, outerwear, suit, lingerie, sportswear, spacesuit, underwear

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noun clothes

Español	ropa, ropaje, indumentaria, indumento, vestido, vestidura
한국어	옷 ot, 의상 uisang, 의복 uibok
日本語	服 fuku, 衣服 ifuku, 衣類 irui
中文	衣服 yīfu, 衣裳 yīshang, 衣著 /衣着 yīzhuó
हिन्दी	वस्त्र vastra, कपड़े kapṛe, परिधान paridhān
Kiswahili	nguo, mavazi
Português	roupa, veste, vestidura, vestimenta, indumento, traje
Français	vêtements, habits
Deutsch	Gewand, Kleidung
Italiano	abbigliamento, vestiti
Ελληνικά	ρούχο roúcho
Română	îmbrăcăminte, haină
Русский	оде́жда odéžda
Tiếng Việt	quần áo, đồ
العربية	مَلَابِس malābis, ثِيَاب ṯiyāb
עברית	לְבוּשׁ levúsh, בְּגָדִים b'gadim

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@misc{clothing_2026,
  title = {clothing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clothing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}