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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.
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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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swaddling
English
Etymology
From Middle English swaþelynge; equivalent to swaddle +? -ing.
Verb
swaddling
- present participle of swaddle
Noun
swaddling (countable and uncountable, plural swaddlings)
- The practice of wrapping infants in clothing that restricts movement.
- Clothing of this kind.
Derived terms
- swaddling clothes
Translations
Further reading
- swaddling on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- dawdlings, waddlings
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