clothes

English

/kləʊ(ð)z/, /kloʊ(ð)z/, /kləʊðz/, /kloʊðz/

plural noun
Definitions
  • (plural only) Items of clothing; apparel.
  • (obsolete) (plural of) cloth.
  • The covering of a bed; bedclothes.
  • laundry (hung on a clothesline)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English clothes inherited from Old English clāþas (clothes) affix from English cloth.

Origin

English

cloth

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