clothes

A1 Topic:Clothing & Appearance

Also spelled cloaths, cloes, and doaths

US /kloʊ(ð)z/ UK /kləʊ(ð)z/ See IPA manual

Freq #778

Meanings

1

noun
Things you wear, such as shirts, trousers, and dresses.

She bought some new clothes for the summer.
2

noun
Washing that is hung out to dry.

He hung the wet clothes on the line in the garden.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · things you wear, such as... clothing dress

Word family

Derived forms bedclothesclothes-bagclothes-brushclothes-horseclothes-pegclothes-pressclothes-propclothesbasketclothesbrushclothescareclotheshorseclothesless

Related forms clothing gear habiliment threads

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Phrases (13)

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clean clothes
clothes that have been washed and are free from dirt

Adjective + noun
warm clothes
thick or insulating clothing suitable for cold weather

Adjective + noun
change clothes
to put on a different set of clothing

Verb + noun
wash clothes
to clean clothes using water and detergent

Verb + noun
casual clothes
informal, everyday clothing

Adjective + noun
fold clothes
to arrange clean clothes neatly by folding them

Verb + noun

Proverbs (3)

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Etymology

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.

clothes Middle English clāþas Old English

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Topics

Clothing & Appearance

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# clothes

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kloʊ(ð)z/
**IPA (UK):** /kləʊ(ð)z/
**Frequency rank:** 778

## Meanings
1. Things you wear, such as shirts, trousers, and dresses.
2. Washing that is hung out to dry.

## Examples
- She bought some new clothes for the summer.
- He hung the wet clothes on the line in the garden.

## Derived Forms
- bedclothes
- clothes-bag
- clothes-brush
- clothes-horse
- clothes-peg
- clothes-press
- clothes-prop
- clothesbasket
- clothesbrush
- clothescare
- clotheshorse
- clothesless

## Related Forms
- clothing
- gear
- habiliment
- threads

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: clothes
- Root: clāþas

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
clothes is a noun and verb. It is 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. Historical forms in the chain include clothes (Middle English) and clāþas (Old English). Current senses include things you wear, such as shirts, trousers, and dresses and washing that is hung out to dry. Derived forms include bedclothes, clothes-bag, clothes-brush, clothes-horse, and clothes-peg. Related words include clothing, gear, habiliment, and threads.

## Topics
- Clothing & Appearance

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