clothes

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clothes

wearing apparel; garments: Choose the proper clothes for the occasion.

Not to be confused with:

close – to shut; bring to an end: It’s time to close the meeting.

clothes

(klōz, klōthz)

pl.n.

1. Coverings worn on the body; garments, such as shirts, pants, dresses, and coats.

2. Coverings, such as sheets and blankets, that are ordinarily used on a bed; bedclothes.

[Middle English, from Old English clāthas, pl. of clāth, cloth.]

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clothes

(kləʊðz)

pl n

1. (Clothing & Fashion)

a. articles of dress

b. (as modifier): clothes brush. vestiary

2. chiefly Brit short for bedclothes

[Old English clāthas, plural of clāth cloth]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

clothes

(kloʊz, kloʊðz)

n.pl.

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

2. bedclothes.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English clāthas, pl. of clāth cloth]

clothes

– clothing – cloth

1. 'clothes'

Clothes /kləʊðz/ are things you wear, such as shirts, trousers, dresses, and coats.

I took off all my clothes.

Be Careful!
There is no singular form of clothes. In formal English, you can talk about a garment, a piece of clothing, or an article of clothing, but in ordinary conversation, you usually name the piece of clothing you are talking about.

2. 'clothing'

Clothing /'kləʊðɪŋ/ is the clothes people wear. You often use clothing to talk about particular types of clothes, for example winter clothing or warm clothing. Clothing is an uncountable noun. Don't talk about 'clothings' or 'a clothing'.

Wear protective clothing.

Some locals offered food and clothing to the refugees.

3. 'cloth'

Cloth /klɒθ/ is fabric such as wool or cotton that is used for making such things as clothes.

I cut up strips of cotton cloth.

The women wove cloth for a living.

When cloth is used like this, it is an uncountable noun.

A cloth is a piece of fabric used for cleaning or dusting. The plural form of cloth is cloths, not 'clothes'.

Clean with a soft cloth dipped in warm soapy water.

Don't leave damp cloths in a cupboard.

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Noun

clothes - clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress"

apparel, wearing apparel, dress

article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vesture, wear - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

workwear - heavy-duty clothes for manual or physical work

clothes

plural noun clothing, wear, dress, gear (informal), habits, get-up (informal), outfit, costume, threads (slang), wardrobe, ensemble, garments, duds (informal), apparel, clobber (Brit. slang), attire, garb, togs (informal), vestments, glad rags (informal), raiment (archaic or poetic), rigout (informal) He was dressed in casual clothes.

Related words
adjective vestiary

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

clothes

noun

Articles worn to cover the body:

apparel, attire, clothing, dress, garment (used in plural), habiliment (often used in plural), raiment.

Informal: dud (used in plural), tog (used in plural).

Slang: thread (used in plural).

Translations

ألْبِسَه، مَلابِسملابس مَلَابِسمَلابِسُ النَّوْم

lůžkovinyoblečeníoděvšaty

tøjsengetøj

Kleidung Wäsche Bekleidung Bettwäsche Kleider

ρούχα

ropa vestido vestidos vestimenta ropa de cama

vaatevaatteet

vêtements vêtement

odjeća

ruharuhák

fötrúmföt

vestiti abiti

服

옷

kleren

klær sengeklær sengetøy tøy

ubranie

roupa vestuário

одежда платье гардероб

oblačila

kläder

เสื้อผ้า

elbise giysi giysileryatak örtüleri

quần áo

衣服被褥

clothes

[kləʊðz]

A. NPL → ropa fsing, vestidos mpl
to put one's clothes on → vestirse, ponerse la ropa
to take one's clothes off → quitarse la ropa, desvestirse

B. CPD clothes basket N → canasta f de la ropa sucia
clothes brush N → cepillo m de la ropa
clothes drier, clothes dryer N → secadora f
clothes hanger N → percha f, gancho m (LAm)
clothes horse N → tendedero m plegable (US) (= model) → modelo mf
she's a clothes horse (US) → está obsesionada con los trapos
clothes line N → cuerda f para (tender) la ropa
clothes moth N → polilla f
clothes peg, clothes pin (US) N → pinza f de la ropa
clothes rack N → tendedero m
clothes rope N = clothes line clothes shop N → tienda f (de ropa)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

clothes

[ˈkləʊðz] npl → vêtements mpl, habits mpl
new clothes → des vêtements neufs
to put one's clothes on → s'habiller
to take one's clothes off → se déshabiller
to have no clothes on → être déshabillé(e), être nu(e)clothes brush n → brosse f à habitsclothes drier clothes dryer n → sèche-linge m invclothes hanger n → cintre mclothes horse n

(for drying) → étendoir m, séchoir m (à linge)

(= woman) she's just a clothes horse → elle ne s'intéresse qu'à la mode

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

clothes

(= garments) → Kleider pl; (= clothing, outfit also) → Kleidung f no pl; his mother still washes his clothes → seine Mutter macht ihm immer noch die Wäsche; with one’s clothes on → angezogen, (voll) bekleidet; with one’s clothes off → ausgezogen; you can’t swim properly with your clothes on → mit or in Kleidern kann man nicht richtig schwimmen; to put on/take off one’s clothes → sich an-/ausziehen

(= bedclothes) → Bettzeug nt

clothes

clothes basket

n → Wäschekorb m

clothes brush

n → Kleiderbürste f

clothes drier, clothes dryer

n → Wäschetrockner m

clothes hanger

n → Kleiderbügel m

clothes horse

n → Wäscheständer m; she’s a real clothes (inf) → sie hat einen Kleiderfimmel (inf)

clothes line

n → Wäscheleine f

clothes moth

n → Kleidermotte f

clothes peg, (US) clothes pin

n → Wäscheklammer f

clothes pole, clothes prop

n → Wäschestütze f

clothes shop

n → Bekleidungsgeschäft nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

clothes

[kləʊðz] npl → vestiti mpl, abiti mpl
to put one's clothes on → vestirsi
to take one's clothes off → togliersi i vestiti, svestirsi, spogliarsi

clothe

(kləuð) – past tense past participle clothed – verb

1. to provide with clothes. The widow did not have enough money to clothe her children.

2. to put clothes on. She was clothed in silk; She clothed herself in the most expensive materials.

clothes (kləuðz) , ((American) klouz) noun plural

1. things worn as coverings for various parts of the body. She wears beautiful clothes.

2. bedclothes. The child pulled the clothes up tightly.

ˈclothes-peg noun

(American clothespin) a plastic or wooden clip for fastening clothes to a clothesline.

ˈclothing noun

clothes. warm clothing.

there is no singular form for clothes.

clothes

→ مَلَابِس oblečení tøj Kleidung ρούχα ropa vaatteet vêtements odjeća abiti 服 옷 kleren klær ubranie roupa одежда kläder เสื้อผ้า giysiler quần áo 衣服

clothes

, clothing

n. ropa.

clothes

npl ropa

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Many years ago there lived an Emperor who was so fond of new clothes that he spent all his money on them in order to be beautifully dressed.

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They are no better than wooden horses to hang the clean clothes on.

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The grass was short and green, and there were clothes-props cut from bracken stems, with lines of plaited rushes, and a heap of tiny clothes pins--but no pocket-handkerchiefs!

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Many years ago, there was an Emperor, who was so excessively fond of new clothes, that he spent all his money in dress.

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Here are your clothes all lying in disorder, yet you are going to be married almost immediately, and should not only be well dressed yourself, but should find good clothes for those who attend you.

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'Miss Roseberry.' The name marked on your clothes, when you were in the hospital, was 'Mercy Merrick.'"

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'What does the good-for-nothing want in the parlour?' said they; 'they who would eat bread should first earn it; away with the kitchen-maid!' Then they took away her fine clothes, and gave her an old grey frock to put on, and laughed at her, and turned her into the kitchen.

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He was most perplexed about my clothes, reasoning sometimes with himself, whether they were a part of my body: for I never pulled them off till the family were asleep, and got them on before they waked in the morning.

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For myself, I could no more run than if I had been sown in a sack; so here I sit, and here I am like to sit, before I set eyes upon my clothes again."

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I will give thee these gay clothes of blue that I have upon my body and ten shillings to boot for thy clothes and thy leather apron and thy beer and thy capon.

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I was one myself once, though not long--not so long as my clothes. They were very long, I recollect, and always in my way when I wanted to kick.

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He had refused to give up his shaggy clothes for new ones, because if he did that he would no longer be the shaggy man, he said, and he might have to get acquainted with himself all over again.