Clothe Definition

klōth
clad, clothed, clothes, clothing
verb
clothed, clothes, clothing
To put clothes on; dress.
Webster's New World
To provide with clothes.
Webster's New World
To cover over as if with a garment.
Hills clothed in snow.
Webster's New World
To endow with a trait or attribute.
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Origin of Clothe

  • From Middle English clothen, from Old English clāþian (“to clothe”), from Proto-Germanic *klaiþōną (“to clothe”), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to adhere to, stick”). Cognate with Dutch kleden and German kleiden. See also cloth, clad.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English clothen from Old English clāthian from clāth cloth

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Clothe Sentence Examples

  • There are many forests which clothe the slopes of the plateau.

  • The executive order was a way to clothe the president with additional powers.

  • You might want to clothe your little girl in cute dresses.

  • When Mahomet spoke of the goodness of the Lord in creating the clouds, and bringing them across the cheerless desert, and pouring them out on the earth to restore its rich vegetation, that must have been a picture of thrilling interest to the Arabs, who are accustomed to see from three to five years elapse before a copious shower comes to clothe the wilderness once more with luxuriant pastures.

  • They can use good clothes to sell in their thrift shop and to help clothe the needy.

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Words Starting With

CCLCLO

Words Ending With

EHETHE

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Words Starting With C and Ending With E

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With C6 Letter Words Ending With E