'Clothes' definitions:
Definition of 'clothes'
(from WordNet)
noun
Clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress" [syn: apparel, wearing apparel, dress, clothes]
Definition of 'Clothes'
From: GCIDE
- Cloth \Cloth\ (kl[o^]th; 115), n.; pl. Cloths (kl[o^][th]z; 115), except in the sense of garments, when it is Clothes (kl[=o]thz or kl[=o]z). [OE. clath cloth, AS. cl[=a][thorn] cloth, garment; akin to D. kleed, Icel. kl[ae][eth]i, Dan. kl[ae]de, cloth, Sw. kl[aum]de, G. kleid garment, dress.]
- 1. A fabric made of fibrous material (or sometimes of wire, as in wire cloth); commonly, a woven fabric of cotton, woolen, or linen, adapted to be made into garments; specifically, woolen fabrics, as distinguished from all others. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The dress; raiment. [Obs.] See Clothes. [1913 Webster]
- I'll ne'er distust my God for cloth and bread. --Quarles. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The distinctive dress of any profession, especially of the clergy; hence, the clerical profession. [1913 Webster]
- Appeals were made to the priesthood. Would they tamely permit so gross an insult to be offered to their cloth? --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- The cloth, the clergy, are constituted for administering and for giving the best possible effect to . . . every axiom. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- Body cloth. See under Body.
- Cloth of gold, a fabric woven wholly or partially of threads of gold.
- Cloth measure, the measure of length and surface by which cloth is measured and sold. For this object the standard yard is usually divided into quarters and nails.
- Cloth paper, a coarse kind of paper used in pressing and finishing woolen cloth. -- Cloth
- shearer, one who shears cloth and frees it from superfluous nap. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Clothes'
From: GCIDE
- Clothes \Clothes\ (kl[=o][th]z or kl[=o]z; 277), n. pl. [From Cloth.]
- 1. Covering for the human body; dress; vestments; vesture; -- a general term for whatever covering is worn, or is made to be worn, for decency or comfort. [1913 Webster]
- She . . . speaks well, and has excellent good clothes. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. --Mark. v. 28. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The covering of a bed; bedclothes. [1913 Webster]
- She turned each way her frighted head, Then sunk it deep beneath the clothes. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
- Body clothes. See under Body.
- Clothes moth (Zool.), a small moth of the genus Tinea. The most common species (Tinea flavifrontella) is yellowish white. The larv[ae] eat woolen goods, furs, feathers, etc. They live in tubular cases made of the material upon which they feed, fastened together with silk.
- Syn: Garments; dress; clothing; apparel; attire; vesture; raiment; garb; costume; habit; habiliments. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'clothes'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- afghan,
- apparel,
- array,
- attire,
- bed linen,
- bedclothes,
- bedcover,
- bedding,
- bedizenment,
- bedsheet,
- bedspread,
- blanket,
- buffalo robe,
- case,
- clobber,
- clothing,
- comfort,
- comforter,
- contour sheet,
- costume,
- counterpane,
- cover,
- coverlet,
- coverlid,
- drapery,
- dress,
- dressing,
- duds,
- eiderdown,
- ensemble,
- fashion,
- fatigues,
- feathers,
- fig,
- fitted sheet,
- garb,
- garments,
- gear,
- getup,
- guise,
- habiliment,
- habiliments,
- habit,
- investiture,
- investment,
- lap robe,
- linen,
- outfit,
- patchwork quilt,
- pillow slip,
- pillowcase,
- quilt,
- rags,
- raiment,
- rig,
- rigging,
- robe,
- robes,
- rug,
- sheet,
- sheeting,
- slip,
- sportswear,
- spread,
- style,
- things,
- threads,
- togs,
- toilette,
- trim,
- vestment,
- vestments,
- vesture,
- wardrobe,
- wear,
- wearing apparel
Words containing 'Clothes'
- Cloth,
- Clothe,
- Clothed,
- Clothing,
- Cloths,
- Bearing cloth,
- Body cloth,
- Body clothes,
- Body cloths,
- Bolting cloth,
- Card clothing,
- Cheese cloth,
- Cloth measure,
- Cloth of gold,
- Cloth paper,
- Clothes moth,
- Composition cloth,
- Emery cloth,
- Empress cloth,
- Face cloth,
- Feed cloth,
- Floor cloth,
- Glass cloth,
- Gold cloth,
- Goring cloth,
- Grass cloth,
- Gunny cloth,
- Henrietta cloth,
- Hessian cloth,
- Horse cloth,
- Incombustible cloth,
- Italian cloth,
- Janus cloth,
- Lady's cloth,
- Long cloth,
- Long clothes,
- Milled cloth,
- Mort cloth,
- Nettle cloth,
- Pack cloth,
- Pad cloth,
- Pilot cloth,
- Pina cloth,
- Pyx cloth,
- Quarter cloths,
- Race cloth,
- Rubber cloth,
- Store clothes,
- Swaddling cloth,
- Thibet cloth,
- To spread cloth,
- Tracing cloth,
- Vellum cloth,
- Wax cloth,
- Waxed cloth,
- Weather cloth,
- Wire cloth,
- Zephyr cloth,
- article of clothing,
- bed clothing,
- carborundum cloth,
- chamois cloth,
- civilian clothing,
- cloth cap,
- cloth covering,
- clothes basket,
- clothes closet,
- clothes conscious,
- clothes designer,
- clothes drier,
- clothes dryer,
- clothes hamper,
- clothes hanger,
- clothes peg,
- clothes pin,
- clothes tree,
- clothing store,
- drop cloth,
- evening clothes,
- ground cloth,
- man of the cloth,
- man's clothing,
- monk's cloth,
- piece of cloth,
- plain clothes,
- sponge cloth,
- street clothes,
- suede cloth,
- suit of clothes,
- sunday clothes,
- swaddling clothes,
- tea cloth,
- terry cloth,
- tray cloth,
- woman's clothing,
- Corpus Christi cloth,
- Match-cloth,
- Top-cloth,
- casemaking clothes moth,
- cloth-bound,
- half-clothed,
- webbing clothes moth,
- winding-clothes,
- work-clothes,
- work-clothing,
- Grass-cloth plant,
- queensland grass-cloth plant,
- togged dressed esp in smart clothes