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noun
Clothes, especially clothing appropriate for someone's job, status, or to an occasion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Equipment or furnishings characteristic of a place or being; trappings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: consumer goods, covering
Narrower terms: accessory, accoutrement, accouterment, apparel, wearing apparel, dress, clothes, array, raiment, regalia, attire, garb, beachwear, black, blue, change, civilian clothing, civilian dress, civilian garb, plain clothes, drag, footwear, garment, grey, gray, handwear, hand wear, headdress, headgear, knitwear, leisure wear, loungewear, man's clothing, neckpiece, nightwear, sleepwear, nightclothes, outerwear, overclothes, protective garment, ready-to-wear, slip-on, slops, street clothes, tailor-made, togs, threads, duds, uniform, vestiture, woman's clothing, work-clothing, work-clothes
History
From Middle English habilement, from Old French habillement (“clothes”).
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
