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clothes

SayKLOHZ/kloʊ(ð)z//kləʊ(ð)z/

4 meanings of clothes

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  1. 1
    what you wearnounplural
    The things people wear on their bodies, such as shirts, pants, dresses and coats.

    She packed her clothes for the weekend trip.

    Wet clothes can make you feel cold very quickly.

    UsageFor one thing, say a piece of clothing (not incorrect: a clothe). Say my clothes are clean.

  2. 2
    dresses peopleverb
    Third-person singular of clothe. Use this form with he, she, or it.

    She clothes her children in warm coats every winter.

    The charity clothes hundreds of families each year.

    UsageOften with in: she clothes her children in warm coats.

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  3. 3
    beddingnounplural
    The sheets and blankets that cover a bed.
    She turned each way her frighted head, / Then sunk it deep beneath the clothes.
    1717, Matthew Prior, The Dove

    Similarcovers, bedding, sheets, bedclothes

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Less common meaning

  1. 4
    nounobsoleteplural
    Plural of cloth. It is an old form no longer used today.
    Note

clothes is a form of clothe

clothe, verb: To put clothes on someone, or to give them clothes to wear. Full entry

Forms
clotheclothes he/she/itclothing -ing formclothed past tense, past participle
Spelling
clothe → clothes: add -s

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Origins

Meanings 1, 3–4

It comes from Old English "clāþas," the plural of "clāþ" meaning "cloth."

Checked 5 Nov 2026 · 1 fact

  • Clothes comes from Old English clāþas, the plural of clāþ, meaning cloth. en.wiktionary.org
Meaning 2

It comes from the verb "clothe" plus "-s."

Checked 5 Nov 2026 · 1 fact