clothing

== English == === Alternative forms === cloathing (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English clothing, clathing, from Old English *clāþung, from Proto-West Germanic *klaiþungu (“clothing”), equivalent to clothe +‎ -ing. Cognate with Scots clathing, claithing (“clothing”), Saterland Frisian Klodenge (“clothing”), West Frisian klaaiïng (“clothing”), Dutch kleding (“clothing”), German Kleidung (“clothing”), Danish klædning (“clothing, dress, attire”), Swedish kläding, klädning (“clothing, dress”). Doublet of the dialectal English term cleading, from Middle English clething; compare also cladding. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkləʊðɪŋ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈkloðɪŋ/ (Wales, without the toe–tow merger) IPA(key): /ˈkloːðɪŋ/ Rhymes: -əʊðɪŋ Hyphenation: cloth‧ing === Verb === clothing present participle and gerund of clothe === Noun === clothing (countable and uncountable, plural clothings) Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion. An act or instance of putting clothes on. (obsolete) The art or process of making cloth. A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat. ==== Synonyms ==== clothes, attire, apparel, threads (slang) ==== Hyponyms ==== See also Thesaurus:clothing ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== vestiary, sartorial === See also === === References === == Middle English == === Alternative forms === clathing, clothyng, clothynge, clathynge, cloþing, cloþinge, cloþingue, claþing, cloþyng, claȝing claþinnꟑ (Ormulum) === Etymology === From clothen +‎ -ynge. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈklɔːðinɡ(ə)/ IPA(key): /ˈklɑːðinɡ(ə)/ (Early Middle English) IPA(key): /ˈklaːðinɡ/ (Northern) === Noun === clothing (plural clothinges) What one wears; clothing, outfit, garments. A piece of clothes; an individual component of an outfit. The uniform or outfit associated with an occupation or position. (figurative) One's religious values and priorities. (figurative, rare) One's appearance or countenance. Linen or sheets used as a cover or a protective layer. The equipping or provision of garments. ==== Descendants ==== English: clothing ==== References ==== “clōthing, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 June 2018.