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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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peekaboo
English
Alternative forms
- peek-a-boo
Etymology
From peek +? -a- +? boo.
Noun
peekaboo (uncountable)
- (games) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".
Translations
Adjective
peekaboo (not comparable)
- (of clothing) with holes, slits or transparent fabric to reveal what is normally hidden.
- The model was wearing a peekaboo swimsuit.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
peekaboo (third-person singular simple present peekaboos, present participle peekabooing, simple past and past participle peekabooed)
- (intransitive) To peep out.
- 2013, Stan Timmons, Ammon's Horn
- A spike of white bone peekabooed through the flesh of his wrist and blood spurted.
- 2013, Stan Timmons, Ammon's Horn
Interjection
peekaboo
- boo (when showing oneself unexpectedly)
- Synonym: peepo
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