clothe

[ klohth ]
/ kloʊð /

verb (used with object), clothed or clad, cloth·ing.

to dress; attire.
to provide with clothing.
to cover with or as with clothing.

Origin of clothe

before 950; Middle English clothen, Old English clāthian, derivative of clāth cloth

SYNONYMS FOR clothe

1 robe, garb, array, accouter, bedeck.

OTHER WORDS FROM clothe

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH clothe

cloth clothe clothes

Words nearby clothe

cloth yard, cloth-cap, cloth-eared, cloth-of-gold, clothbound, clothe, clothes, clothes moth, clothes peg, clothes pole, clothes prop

Example sentences from the Web for well-clothed

British Dictionary definitions for well-clothed (1 of 2)

well-clothed

adjective (well clothed when postpositive)

dressed in good quality clothes

British Dictionary definitions for well-clothed (2 of 2)

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