clad
1
[ klad ]
/ klæd /
verb
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
adjective (usually used in combination)
dressed: ill-clad vagrants.
covered: vine-clad cottages.
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Definition for clad (2 of 4)
clad
2
[ klad ]
/ klæd /
verb (used with object), clad, clad·ding.
to bond a metal to (another metal), especially to provide with a protective coat.
Origin of clad
2
First recorded in 1935–40; special use of
clad1
Definition for clad (3 of 4)
clothe
[ klohth ]
/ kloʊð /
verb (used with object), clothed or clad, cloth·ing.
Origin of clothe
OTHER WORDS FROM clothe
Definition for clad (4 of 4)
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British Dictionary definitions for clad (1 of 3)
Word Origin for clad
Old English
clāthode clothed, from
clāthian to
clothe
British Dictionary definitions for clad (2 of 3)
clad
2
/ (klæd) /
verb clads, cladding or clad
(tr)
to bond a metal to (another metal), esp to form a protective coating
Word Origin for clad
C14 (in the obsolete sense: to clothe): special use of
clad
1
British Dictionary definitions for clad (3 of 3)
clothe
/ (kləʊð) /
verb clothes, clothing, clothed or clad (tr)
to dress or attire (a person)
to provide with clothing or covering
to conceal or disguise
to endow or invest
Word Origin for clothe
Old English
clāthian, from
clāth
cloth; related to Old Norse
klætha