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clothing
English
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.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?kl??ð??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?klo?ð??/
- Rhymes: -??ð??
- Hyphenation: cloth?ing
Verb
clothing
- present participle of clothe
Noun
clothing (countable and uncountable, plural clothings)
- 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.
- An act or instance of putting clothes on.
- The clothing and unclothing of the idols was of special significance.
- (obsolete) The art or process of making cloth.
- 1713, John Ray, Three Physico-theological discourses
- Instructing [refugees] in the art of clothing.
- 1713, John Ray, Three Physico-theological discourses
- A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
Derived terms
- clothingless
- wolf in sheep's clothing
- women's clothing
Synonyms
- clothes, attire, apparel
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:clothing
Translations
See also
- vestiary, sartorial
See also
Middle English
Alternative forms
- clathing, clothyng, clothynge, clathynge, cloþing, cloþinge, cloþingue, claþing, claþinng, cloþyng, cla?ing
Etymology
From clothen +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- (Early ME, Northern ME) IPA(key): /?kl??ðin?/
- IPA(key): /?kl??ðin?/
Noun
clothing (plural clothinges)
- What one wears; clothing, outfit, garments.
- A piece of clothes; an individual component of an outfit.
- The uniform or outfit associated with an occupation or position.
- (figuratively) One's religious values and priorities.
- (figuratively, rare) One's appearance or countenance.
- Linen or sheets used as a cover or a protective layer.
- The equipping or provision of garments.
Descendants
- English: clothing
References
- “cl?thing, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-27.
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custom
English
Etymology
From Middle English custume, borrowed from Anglo-Norman custume, from Old French coustume, from a Vulgar Latin *c?nsu?t?men or *cost?men, from Latin c?nsu?t?dinem, accusative singular of c?nsu?t?d? (“custom, habit”), from c?nsu?sc? (“accustom, habituate”), from con- (“with”) + su?sc? (“become used or accustomed to”). First element con- derives from cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic *kom, from Proto-Indo-European *?óm (“with, along”). Second element su?sc? is from Proto-Indo-European *swe-d?h?-sk-, from *swé (“self”) + *d?eh?- (“to put, place, set”); related to Latin suus (“one's own, his own”). Displaced native Middle English wune, wone (“custom, habit, practice”) (from Old English wuna (“custom, habit, practice, rite”)), Middle English side, sid (“custom”) (from Old English sidu, sido (“custom, note, manner”)), Middle English cure (“custom, choice, preference”) (from Old English cyre (“choice, choosing, free will”)). Doublet of costume and consuetude.
Adjective form circa 1830.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?st?m/
Noun
custom (countable and uncountable, plural customs)
- Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.
- Moved beyond his custom, Gama said
- Traditional beliefs or rituals
- (Britain) Habitual buying of goods; practice of frequenting, as a shop, factory, etc., for making purchases or giving orders; business support.
- September 28, 1710, Joseph Addison, The Whig Examiner No. 3
- Let him have your custom, but not your votes.
- September 28, 1710, Joseph Addison, The Whig Examiner No. 3
- (law) Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent; usage. See Usage, and Prescription.
- (obsolete) Familiar acquaintance; familiarity.
- (archaic, uncountable) Toll, tax, or tribute.
- 1769, Bible, Authorised King James Version, Oxford standard text, Romans, xiii, 7:
- Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
- 1769, Bible, Authorised King James Version, Oxford standard text, Romans, xiii, 7:
Synonyms
Translations
Adjective
custom (not comparable)
- Created under particular specifications, specially to fit one's needs: specialized, unique, custom-made.
- My feet are very large, so I need custom shoes.
- Own, personal, not standard or premade.
- We can embroider a wide range of ready designs or a custom logo.
- (archaic) Accustomed; usual.
Derived terms
- custom-made
- custom-written
Related terms
- custom made
See also
- Thesaurus:custom-made
Translations
Verb
custom (third-person singular simple present customs, present participle customing, simple past and past participle customed)
- (transitive, obsolete) To make familiar; to accustom.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Gray to this entry?)
- (transitive, obsolete) To supply with customers.
- (transitive, obsolete) To pay the customs of.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To have a custom.
Related terms
- consuetude
- costumal
- costume
- customary
- customer
- customization
- customize
Further reading
- custom in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- custom in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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