# clothes

Pronunciation: say "KLOHZ" US /kloʊ(ð)z/, UK /kləʊ(ð)z/

## Noun

1. Items worn to cover the body, such as shirts, pants, dresses, and coats.
   - Simple: The things people wear on their bodies, such as shirts, pants, dresses and coats.
   - _He hung his soaked clothes near the fire to dry._
   - _The store sells affordable clothes for growing children._
3. The sheets, blankets, and other coverings used on a bed.
   - Simple: The sheets and blankets that cover a bed.

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of clothe. — third-person singular simple present indicative of clothe
   - Simple: Third-person singular of clothe. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The organization clothes and feeds refugees arriving at the border._
   - _He clothes himself in simple robes every morning._

## Noun

4. Plural of cloth. *(obsolete)* — plural of cloth.
   - Simple: Plural of cloth. It is an old form no longer used today.

## Origin

**Meanings 1, 3–4** — From Middle English "clothes," the plural of "cloth" (meaning cloth or garment), from Old English "clāþas," plural of "clāþ" ("cloth"). It is related to German "Kleider" and Danish "klæder."
**Meaning 2** — Formed from the verb "clothe" with the ending "-s."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/clothes (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).