Related Searches
Nearby Words
Synonyms

clad

 [klad]   Example Sentences Origin

clad

1   [klad]
verb
1.
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
Cloud www.microsoft.com/readynow Microsoft® Private Cloud: Built for the Future. Ready Now. Learn More.
Ad
adjective (usually used in combination)
2.
dressed: ill-clad vagrants.
3.
covered: vine-clad cottages.

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Clad is one of our favorite verbs.
So is kibitz. Does it mean:
to flee; abscond:
chat, to converse
LEARN MORE FUN, UNUSUAL VERBS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Origin:
before 950; Middle English cladd(e), Old English clāthod(e) clothed. See clothe, -ed2
Example Sentences
  • Also, if you're a fan of scantily clad people of both genders, this is the book for you.
  • And nobody would be surprised to see your head clad in a big piece of dark plastic, either.
  • There came a lady clad in grey in the twilight shining: one moment she would stand and stay, her hair with flowers en-twining.
EXPAND
Dictionary.com Unabridged

clad

2   [klad]
verb (used with object), clad, clad·ding.
to bond a metal to (another metal), especially to provide with a protective coat.
Origin:
1935–40; special use of clad1

clad-

 
variant of clado- before a vowel.

clothe

   [klohth]
verb (used with object), clothed or clad, cloth·ing.
1.
to dress; attire.
2.
to provide with clothing.
3.
to cover with or as with clothing.
Origin:
before 950; Middle English clothen, Old English clāthian, derivative of clāth cloth

Related forms
half-clothed, adjective
pre·clothe, verb (used with object), pre·clothed, pre·cloth·ing.
re·clothe, verb (used with object), re·clothed or re·clad, re·cloth·ing.
un·der·clothed, adjective
well-clothed, adjective

Can be confused: close, cloth, clothe, clothes, cloze (see synonym note at close).

Synonyms
1. robe, garb, array, accouter, bedeck.

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To CLAD
Collins
World English Dictionary
clad1 (klæd)
 
—vb
a past participle of clothe
 
[Old English clāthode clothed, from clāthian to clothe]

clad2 (klæd)
 
—vb , clads, cladding, clad
(tr) to bond a metal to (another metal), esp to form a protective coating
 
[C14 (in the obsolete sense: to clothe): special use of clad1]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

clad
1300, alternative pt. and pp. of clothe, from O.E. geclæþd, pp. of clæþan "to clothe," from clað "cloth."
EXPAND

clothe
O.E. claþian (see cloth).
COLLAPSE
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Partners:WordBloglinesCitysearchThe Daily BeastAsk AnswersAsk KidsLife123SendoriThesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT