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Definition of clothes
1 : clothing I need new clothes for the winter.
2 : bedclothes I have been awake ever since 5 and sooner, I fancy I had too much clothes over my stomach —Jane Austen
3 : all the cloth articles of personal and household use that can be washed I always wash clothes on Mondays.
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apparel, attire, clothing, dress, duds, garments, gear, rags, raiment, rig, rigging, threads, toggery, togs, vestments, vesture, wear, wearables, weeds
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The first known use of clothes was before the 12th century
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clothes
noun
English Language Learners Definition of clothes
: the things that people wear to cover their bodies and that are usually made from cloth
clothes
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Kids Definition of clothes
: clothing
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