Definition of clothes

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Clothes (n. pl.) 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..

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Duck :: Duck (n.) The light clothes worn by sailors in hot climates.
Bedclothes :: Bedclothes (n. pl.) Blankets, sheets, coverlets, etc., for a bed..
Suit :: Suit (n.) A number of things used together, and generally necessary to be united in order to answer their purpose; a number of things ordinarily classed or used together; a set; as, a suit of curtains; a suit of armor; a suit of clothes..
Baggage :: Baggage (n.) The clothes, tents, utensils, and provisions of an army..
Garb :: Garb (n.) The whole dress or suit of clothes worn by any person, especially when indicating rank or office; as, the garb of a clergyman or a judge..
Imbue :: Imbue (v. t.) To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes thoroughly imbued with black..
Bending :: Bending (n.) The marking of the clothes with stripes or horizontal bands.
Boiled :: Boiled (a.) Dressed or cooked by boiling; subjected to the action of a boiling liquid; as, boiled meat; a boiled dinner; boiled clothes..
Tuck :: Tuck (v. t.) To draw up; to shorten; to fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to tuck the bedclothes in; to tuck up one's sleeves..
Kilt :: Kilt (v. t.) To tuck up; to truss up, as the clothes..
Frock :: Frock (n.) A loose outer garment; especially, a gown forming a part of European modern costume for women and children; also, a coarse shirtlike garment worn by some workmen over their other clothes; a smock frock; as, a marketman's frock..
Buck :: Buck (v. t.) To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by beating them on stones in running water..
Washhouse :: Washhouse (n.) An outbuilding for washing, esp. one for washing clothes; a laundry..
Strip :: Strip (v. t.) To deprive; to bereave; to make destitute; to plunder; especially, to deprive of a covering; to skin; to peel; as, to strip a man of his possession, his rights, his privileges, his reputation; to strip one of his clothes; to strip a beast of his skin; to strip a tree of its bark..
Hamper :: Hamper (n.) A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles; as, a hamper of wine; a clothes hamper; an oyster hamper, which contains two bushels..
Bedpost :: Bedpost (n.) Anciently, a post or pin on each side of the bed to keep the clothes from falling off. See Bedstaff..
Shortclothes :: Shortclothes (n.) Coverings for the legs of men or boys, consisting of trousers which reach only to the knees, -- worn with long stockings..
Ironing :: Ironing (n.) The act or process of smoothing, as clothes, with hot flatirons..
Frippery :: Frippery (n.) The trade or traffic in old clothes.
Graveclothes :: Graveclothes (n. pl.) The clothes or dress in which the dead are interred.
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