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plural noun, often attributive \ ˈklōz also ˈklōt͟hz \

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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Examples of clothes in a Sentence

  1. put on your warmest clothes—it's freezing outside

Origin and Etymology of clothes

Middle English, from Old English clāthas, plural of clāth — see cloth

Other Clothing Terms

babushka, brogue, bumbershoot, cravat, dishabille, furbelow, layette, raiment, spectator

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CLOTHES Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of clothes for English Language Learners

  • : the things that people wear to cover their bodies and that are usually made from cloth

CLOTHES Defined for Kids

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noun plural \ ˈklōz , ˈklōt͟hz \

Definition of clothes for Students

:clothing

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