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clothing

[ kloh-thing ]

noun

  1. garments collectively; clothes; clothes; raiment; apparel.
  2. a covering.


clothing

/ ˈəʊðɪŋ /

noun

  1. garments collectively
  2. something that covers or clothes
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Word History and Origins

Origin of clothing1

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English; clothe + -ing 1
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Idioms and Phrases

see wolf in sheep's clothing .
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One supplier said he had half-a-million pieces of clothing waiting to ship to Walmart, and a few others echoed his uncertainty.

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Finally, there was a cat that appears to have been infected by its owner, a dairy farm worker, possibly just through virus on his clothing.

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Piles of abandoned shoes, backpacks and clothing became vivid symbols of Mexico’s crisis of the disappeared, now officially numbering more than 120,000 vanished individuals, most presumed victims of organized crime.

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About a third of M&S's clothing and household goods sales in the UK are through its online platforms and were worth some £1.2bn, according to its latest financial results.

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A community shop which runs a free second-hand school uniform scheme says it is "flat out" serving families who cannot afford to buy branded clothing.

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