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clothes

[klohz, klohthz]

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plural noun

garments for the body; articles of dress; wearing apparel.

bedclothes.

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Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English clāthas, plural of clāth cloth

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

Synonyms
1. clothing, attire, raiment, costume, garb; vestments, habiliments.

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Next, the system matches the customer's measurements to clothes in its database.

Make sure you pack your interview clothes in your carry-on bag.

Buy clothes for the thin-you but know it is wise to plan for the thick-you.

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Next, the system matches the customer's measurements to clothes in its database.

Make sure you pack your interview clothes in your carry-on bag.

Buy clothes for the thin-you but know it is wise to plan for the thick-you.

Clean clothes are a must, but so is a clean environment.

Clothes make the man-and they might also reflect his mind.

She slices open another bundle, this one full of clothes.

They were warm and fragrant, and the smell was all over my hands and clothes.

There's a big problem with purchasing clothes online.

Also, the roles of designers have been expanding for decades, well beyond the actual making of clothes.

Many of her models were strangers to her when she walked up to the women on campus and asked them to model her clothes.

Marzotto makes clothes for a wide variety of labels.

Create a quilt using your favorite worn-out clothes or baby clothes that no longer fit.

We nuke prepared dishes rather than growing our own food and machine-wash ready-made clothes rather than sewing and scrubbing.

He attired himself with clothes even as does a husband.

And natural daylighting is perfect for closets where you need to see clothes in light that doesn't distort colors.

If shopping for clothes is not your idea of fun, you may want to head to a body scanner near you.

Another problem that has puzzled philosophers is the clothes worn by spirits.

He had gotten up that morning and put on those clothes and he looked so nice.

But the risks are greater, too: if the clothes sell poorly, the retailers absorb all the losses.

Warm winds will dry clothes as effectively as a clothes dryer.

You've gone to your last party wearing mismatched clothes.

Ask you favorite dry-cleaners to eliminate the plastic wrap on your clothes.

Once washed and dried, the clothes are stored in individual wire baskets, each one labeled for its owner.

The so-called bundle method avoids the creases and wrinkles you get from folding or rolling your clothes.

The heat is on, and suddenly all last summer's clothes look wilted even before you put them on.

They hang washed clothes up on a line, outside or in the kitchen where it is warm.

It is what makes their clothes stand out from all others.

But there's something about travel that turns the humdrum chore of keeping my clothes clean into an act of pure pleasure.

We would be idiots to suggest to the management that the emperor had no clothes.

He wore street clothes instead of a sweatsuit as he stood on the gold medal platform with his teammates.

Fashion magazines sometimes evaluate the worth of a clothes purchase by cost per use.

That's true of our computers and it should be true of our clothes as well.

Here is some advice from the expertsMake certain the clothes are clean.

To rid yourself of the osmotic cigarette smell, simply have your clothes dry-cleaned on site before you leave.

Their clothes resemble masterpieces rather than practical items.

Donate last year's clothes instead of throwing them away.

Dryers that can argue the merits of having dry clothes.

The clothes he wore would have been normal street clothes for the time.

As a friend put it, climate determines what clothes you buy, weather determines what clothes you wear.

Those are commonly hot global exports, performance clothes.

And keep in mind, you need to find clothes that fit and are comfortable.

Keep all worn clothes in closed plastic bags that can go straight into the laundry.

And if you're packing for a weekend outside, you need clothes that can handle everything.

Infinitesimal radioactive isotopes can be carried along on the breeze, landing unseen on the ground, clothes and skin.

Drawers under bottom bunks provide extra storage for toys, games, and clothes.

Then there's miners who put on old clothes and dive right in for the buried treasure.

Pollen-covered gardeners and farmers tend to shower and wear clean clothes.

Sleek shoes and running clothes that will get your heart racing.

Bedbugs typically avoid hiding in human clothes because it of the proximity to bodily heat.

Clothes prices in the euro area should eventually fall steeply, boosting real household incomes and spending.

With its low profile, however, this unit takes a backseat to the typical exercise bike as a practical place to drip-dry clothes.

Great advances in the insulation properties of clothes have been made since skiing became popular.

Apollo's hands move in a flurry of gentle strokes and pats over the man's clothes.

In the arts, funky clothes usually don't raise eyebrows.

As the drums rotate, the water wets the clothes and the detergent gets to work loosening the dirt.

The man is often too hurried and wishes to place the clothes immediately in the washing machine.

Lately stores are promoting clothes that do more than cover a basic human need.

Clothes were boiled in urine occasionally, but were otherwise worn without washing.

The process of washing and wringing clothes greatly needs the aid of labor-saving machines.

Remember that runs underneath your clothes don't count.

We opened the door, walked right in, and soaked in the cold mountain water with our clothes on.

New airport x-ray sees through clothes without revealing details.

Audience members sought out the stylish clothes performers wore on stage, contributing to the local market.

Its previous owners had left behind moldy bags of clothes and thrown.

Cycling is a bummer for riders who don't have the option to change clothes post-commute.

The clothes wringer has come into general use, and no one who.

We buy them the clothes and food they need, because that's part of helping the family too.

Gymboree sells children's clothes and operates centres where children can play noisy games on brightly coloured soft mats.

Faster spin cycles rid clothes of more water and aid in drying times.

Sometimes, apparently, you don't need to wear clothes at all.

While versatile, all those clothes are still pretty heavy and take up a lot of space.

Bergin is forced to rent clothes literally from around the world.

Wash clothes in cold water and use the no-heat drying option on your dishwasher to reduce the energy required.

If a person bathes and wears clean clothes they tend to smell good to me.

Anyone who has washed clothes by hand knows that the easy part is the kneading of the laundry in the bathtub.

We used to have a laundry chute, but it was so crappy that clothes would constantly get stuck.

Talent ran for her life with only the clothes on her back.

The rumpled clothes remain: a brown polo sweater, casual pants and sensible leather walking shoes.

The curious combination of good clothes and crappy novelty gifts is.

The demand for new clothes is growing as the world pulls out of recession and as incomes rise in the developing world.

Solar and a better way to dry clothes and the need for the grid is greatly reduced for each household.

For a little more sophistication you can tape the bag under your clothes and then smash it so it seeps out through your clothes.

Avoid any wild print or crazy color because the participants might think more about your clothes than about your message.

Soaring cotton prices will probably push up clothes prices sharply.

Next, invite them to select and put on the types of clothes they might wear if they were visiting that location.

We have netting and still got bit, they were able to bite through our clothes.

Just hold the marker or clip it to your clothes and the camera will follow your every move.

Stolen goods such as food and clothes are peddled door to door by hawkers.

Children help with family chores, scrubbing dirty clothes and cleaning fish hauled in by their fathers.

They wear nice clothes to conferences, they laugh at all.

Showing chimpanzees dressed in clothes and clowning around in films and commercials may not be particularly dignified, but.

The clothes do indicate how serious students take things.

Why, she told the world, she could even wear her evening clothes.

Peasants used the technique to brighten up old clothes.

I've always hated clothes that have the name of the company all over them.

He turned tubes of toothpaste over in his hand, shook golf balls, and unfolded clothes.

Their remittances pay the food bills, school fees and for new clothes.

WE are born naked but laws require us to wear clothes.

Leaving your ride on the rack, you hit the shower and grab some clean clothes from your locker.

His clothes are impeccably preppie, blue blazer framing a club tie and button-down.

People wear new clothes and take pledges to begin a new life.

As has been said many times before, if ghosts have clothes, then clothes have ghosts.

Sure, you can suspend a bridge with metal rods and mend your torn clothes with staples.

There will be parties and paparazzi and pretty clothes and public affirmations of affection and respect.

He shuddered at camp, and at men who wanted to be women or wear women's clothes.

When he emerged, he had rolls of film sewn into his clothes.

Has room for a change of clothes and all your stashables.

The new vicar said he would wear no clothes which would distinguish him from other people.

Heating was so bad that they would put their children to bed in their clothes.

He knew he must first put his clothes into the washing machine.

Conformity is also what makes you wear clothes when you leave the house.

Each night as you get undressed, stuff the clothes you're taking off into the pillowcase.

But high-quality clothes are conspicuous, even when they are dirty and torn.

The babies, born in the last twelve months, are dressed in their best clothes and laid on mattresses in the streets.

They stick to everything and you can't get them off your clothes.

They forgot how to make bone tools, catch fish and sew skins into clothes.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used with object), clothed or clad, cloth·ing.

to dress; attire.

to provide with clothing.

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), -clothed, -cloth·ing.

re·clothe, verb (used with object), -clothed or -clad, -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.

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World English Dictionary

clothes (kləʊðz)

—*pl n*
1.	a. articles of dress
	b. (as modifier): clothes brush Related: vestiary
2.	chiefly (Brit) short for bedclothes

Related: vestiary

[Old English clāthas, plural of clāthcloth]

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Word Origin & History

clothe

O.E. claþian (see cloth).

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clothes

O.E. claðas "clothes," originally pl. of clað "cloth," which acquired a new pl., cloths, 19c. to distinguish it from this word. Clothing is from c.1200; clothier is from mid-14c. Clothes-horse "upright wooden frame for hanging clothes to dry" is from 1806; figurative sense of "person whose sole

function seems to be to show off clothes" is 1850.

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