clothed or clad
ˈklad 
; clothing
; clothing
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: to express or enhance by suitably significant language : couch
treaties clothed in stately phraseology
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: to endow especially with power or a quality
… the nobility in which religion and history can clothe humanity.—
D. R. Wallace
D. R. WallaceExamples of clothe in a Sentence
the cost of feeding and clothing your children
they liked to clothe the twins in identical outfits just to confuse people
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Built in the late 1940s and renovated before Vonn’s tenure, the two-level structure clad in wood shingles washed in white paint is tucked away behind high hedges and secured gates on a quarter of an acre and offers three bedrooms and five bathrooms.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 May 2026
There’s a subversive edge to this otherwise blithe simulacrum of a French salon inside the Printemps department store, with its frescoes, Languedoc marble tables and banquettes clad in Le Manach toile de Tours.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Nara's Instagram post was followed by another photo of a baby lying on her chest, however, both she and the baby are clad in white fabric in the second slide.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
The passengers can be seen clad in personal protective equipment, with some pointing their phones towards the shore where the world’s media awaits.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 May 2026
There’s a subversive edge to this otherwise blithe simulacrum of a French salon inside the Printemps department store, with its frescoes, Languedoc marble tables and banquettes clad in Le Manach toile de Tours.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Nara's Instagram post was followed by another photo of a baby lying on her chest, however, both she and the baby are clad in white fabric in the second slide.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
The passengers can be seen clad in personal protective equipment, with some pointing their phones towards the shore where the world’s media awaits.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for clothe
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“Clothe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clothe. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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