Clothes Meaning
/kləʊ(ð)z/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounItems of clothing; apparel.
nounplural of cloth.
Sentence Examples
You are always digging at me about my clothes.
I'm just sorting out some suitable clothes to take on holiday.
I bought some new clothes for the trip.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He packed extra ____ for the unexpected cold weather ahead.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She decided to buy some new ____ for her job interview tonight.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English clothes, cloþes, plural of cloth, cloþ (“cloth, garment”), from Old English clāþas (“clothes”), plural of clāþ (“cloth”), equivalent to cloth + -es. Cognate with Scots clathes, claes (“clothes”), Danish klæder, Norwegian Bokmål klær, Norwegian Nynorsk klede, German Kleider.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Even in an era when individuality in dress is a cult, his clothes were noticeable. He was wearing a hard hat of the low round kind favoured by hunting men, and with it a black duffle-coat lined with white."
— 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 6, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
"She turned each way her frighted head, / Then sunk it deep beneath the clothes."
— 1717, Matthew Prior, The Dove:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He packed extra ____ for the unexpected cold weather ahead.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She decided to buy some new ____ for her job interview tonight.