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clad

1

[ klad ]

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.


adjective

  1. dressed:

    ill-clad vagrants.

  2. covered:

    vine-clad cottages.

clad

2

[ klad ]

verb (used with object)

clad, cladding.
  1. to bond a metal to (another metal), especially to provide with a protective coat.

clad-

3
  1. variant of clado- before a vowel.

clad

1

/ æ /

verb

  1. a past participle of clothe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

clad

2

/ æ /

verb

  1. tr to bond a metal to (another metal), esp to form a protective coating
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of clad1

before 950; Middle English cladd ( e ), Old English ٳǻ ( e ) clothed. See clothe, -ed 2

Origin of clad2

First recorded in 1935–40; special use of clad 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of clad1

Old English ٳǻe clothed, from ٳ󾱲 to clothe

Origin of clad2

C14 (in the obsolete sense: to clothe): special use of clad 1
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A group of nuns clad in grey and white glared at a man who, headphones in, was dancing around the square.

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On the left stands the Mistress of Mayhem, clad entirely in red, speaking with resolution.

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But moments after the event finished, his team insisted they were "iron clad" as one senior figure put it.

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Prof Mathieson referenced previous comments from the Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, after he gave his "iron clad" support for continuing free tuition.

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“There are times when there are rocky moments … a little bit of stormy weather,” Musk said at the meeting, which had an in-person audience of several employees clad in Tesla branded T-shirts.

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