clothes

clothes

wearing apparel; garments: Choose the proper clothes for the occasion.

Not to be confused with:

close – to shut; bring to an end: It’s time to close the meeting.

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clothes

 (klōz, klōthz)

pl.n.

1. Coverings worn on the body; garments, such as shirts, pants, dresses, and coats.

2. Coverings, such as sheets and blankets, that are ordinarily used on a bed; bedclothes.

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[Middle English, from Old English clāthas, pl. of clāth, cloth.]

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clothes

(kləʊðz)

pl n

1. (Clothing & Fashion)

a. articles of dress

b. (as modifier): clothes brush. vestiary

2. chiefly Brit short for bedclothes

[Old English clāthas, plural of clāth cloth]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

clothes

(kloʊz, kloʊðz)

n.pl.

1. garments for the body; articles of dress; wearing apparel.

2. bedclothes.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English clāthas, pl. of clāth cloth]

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clothes

– clothing – cloth

1. 'clothes'

Clothes /kləʊðz/ are things you wear, such as shirts, trousers, dresses, and coats.

I took off all my clothes.

Be Careful!
There is no singular form of clothes. In formal English, you can talk about a garment, a piece of clothing, or an article of clothing, but in ordinary conversation, you usually name the piece of clothing you are talking about.

2. 'clothing'

Clothing /'kləʊðɪŋ/ is the clothes people wear. You often use clothing to talk about particular types of clothes, for example winter clothing or warm clothing. Clothing is an uncountable noun. Don't talk about 'clothings' or 'a clothing'.

Wear protective clothing.

Some locals offered food and clothing to the refugees.

3. 'cloth'

Cloth /klɒθ/ is fabric such as wool or cotton that is used for making such things as clothes.

I cut up strips of cotton cloth.

The women wove cloth for a living.

When cloth is used like this, it is an uncountable noun.

A cloth is a piece of fabric used for cleaning or dusting. The plural form of cloth is cloths, not 'clothes'.

Clean with a soft cloth dipped in warm soapy water.

Don't leave damp cloths in a cupboard.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

clothes - clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress" apparel, wearing apparel, dress article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vesture, wear - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body workwear - heavy-duty clothes for manual or physical work

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clothes

plural noun clothing, wear, dress, gear (informal), habits, get-up (informal), outfit, costume, threads (slang), wardrobe, ensemble, garments, duds (informal), apparel, clobber (Brit. slang), attire, garb, togs (informal), vestments, glad rags (informal), raiment (archaic or poetic), rigout (informal) He was dressed in casual clothes.

Related words
adjective vestiary

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clothes

noun

Articles worn to cover the body:

apparel, attire, clothing, dress, garment (used in plural), habiliment (often used in plural), raiment.

Informal: dud (used in plural), tog (used in plural).

Slang: thread (used in plural).

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Translations

ألْبِسَه، مَلابِسملابسمَلَابِسمَلابِسُ النَّوْم

lůžkovinyoblečeníoděvšaty

tøjsengetøj

KleidungWäscheBekleidungBettwäscheKleider

ρούχα

ropavestidovestidosvestimentaropa de cama

vaatevaatteet

vêtementsvêtement

odjeća

ruharuhák

fötrúmföt

vestitiabiti

服

옷

kleren

klærsengeklærsengetøytøy

ubranie

roupavestuário

одеждаплатьегардероб

oblačila

kläder

เสื้อผ้า

elbisegiysigiysileryatak örtüleri

quần áo

衣服被褥

clothes

[kləʊðz]

A. NPL → ropa fsing, vestidos mpl
to put one's clothes on → vestirse, ponerse la ropa
to take one's clothes off → quitarse la ropa, desvestirse

B. CPD clothes basket N → canasta f de la ropa sucia
clothes brush N → cepillo m de la ropa
clothes drier, clothes dryer N → secadora f
clothes hanger N → percha f, gancho m (LAm)
clothes horse N → tendedero m plegable (US) (= model) → modelo mf
she's a clothes horse (US) → está obsesionada con los trapos
clothes line N → cuerda f para (tender) la ropa
clothes moth N → polilla f
clothes peg, clothes pin (US) N → pinza f de la ropa
clothes rack N → tendedero m
clothes rope N = clothes line clothes shop N → tienda f (de ropa)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

clothes

[ˈkləʊðz] npl → vêtements mpl, habits mpl
new clothes → des vêtements neufs
to put one's clothes on → s'habiller
to take one's clothes off → se déshabiller
to have no clothes on → être déshabillé(e), être nu(e)clothes brush n → brosse f à habitsclothes drier clothes dryer n → sèche-linge m invclothes hanger n → cintre mclothes horse n

(for drying) → étendoir m, séchoir m (à linge)

(= woman) she's just a clothes horse → elle ne s'intéresse qu'à la mode

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

clothes

pl

(= garments) → Kleider pl; (= clothing, outfit also) → Kleidung f no pl; his mother still washes his clothes → seine Mutter macht ihm immer noch die Wäsche; with one’s clothes on → angezogen, (voll) bekleidet; with one’s clothes off → ausgezogen; you can’t swim properly with your clothes on → mit or in Kleidern kann man nicht richtig schwimmen; to put on/take off one’s clothes → sich an-/ausziehen

(= bedclothes) → Bettzeug nt

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clothes

:

clothes basket

n → Wäschekorb m

clothes brush

n → Kleiderbürste f

clothes drier, clothes dryer

n → Wäschetrockner m

clothes hanger

n → Kleiderbügel m

clothes horse

n → Wäscheständer m; she’s a real clothes (inf) → sie hat einen Kleiderfimmel (inf)

clothes line

n → Wäscheleine f

clothes moth

n → Kleidermotte f

clothes peg, (US) clothes pin

n → Wäscheklammer f

clothes pole, clothes prop

n → Wäschestütze f

clothes shop

n → Bekleidungsgeschäft nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

clothes

[kləʊðz] npl → vestiti mpl, abiti mpl
to put one's clothes on → vestirsi
to take one's clothes off → togliersi i vestiti, svestirsi, spogliarsi

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

clothe

(kləuð) – past tense past participle clothed – verb

1. to provide with clothes. The widow did not have enough money to clothe her children. klee يَكْسو، يُلْبِس обличам vestir šatit einkleiden klæde; forsørge med tøj ντύνωvestir riietega varustama لباس پوشاندن vaatettaa habiller לְהַלבִּיש वस्त्र उपलब्ध कराना odjenuti se, obući felruház memberi pakaian klæða vestire 衣服を着せる 옷을 입히다 aprengti apģērbt menyediakan pakaian kledenholde med klærubierać دجامو اغوستل ، دكاليو اغوستل، پوښل (دكاليو اغوستلو په اثر vestir a îmbrăca обеспечивать одеждой šatiť obleči obući klä, hålla med kläder หาเสื้อผ้า giydirmek 給...提供衣服 одягати کپڑے دینا ، پہنانا mặc quần áo cho 给...提供衣服

2. to put clothes on. She was clothed in silk; She clothed herself in the most expensive materials. klee, dos, beklee يَرْتَدي، يَلْبِس покривам vestir oblékat se bekleiden klæde ντύνωvestirse rõivastuma لباس پوشیدن pukeutua s'habiller לִלְבוֹש ढकना, ढाकना odjenuti se (fel)öltöztet berpakaian klæða vestirsi 着る 옷을 입니다 ap(si)rengti ģerbties; tērpties berpakaian zich kledenkle på; iføre seg; ta på segubierać کالی اغیستل vestir a se îmbrăca одеваться; облачаться obliekať sa obleči se obući se klä แต่งตัว giyinmek 幫...穿衣 одягати کپڑے پہننا mặc quần áo 给...穿衣

clothes (kləuðz) , ((American) klouz) noun plural

1. things worn as coverings for various parts of the body. She wears beautiful clothes. klere ألْبِسَه، مَلابِس дрехи roupa šaty, oděv die Kleider (pl.) tøj ρούχαropa riided لباس vaatteet vètements בְּגָדִים वस्त्र odjeća, rublje ruha pakaian föt vestiti 衣服 옷 drabužiai drēbes; apģērbs baju klerenklær, tøyodzież, rzeczy کالی roupa haine одежда šaty oblačila odeća kläder เสื้อผ้า giysi, elbise 衣服 одяг کپڑے ، لباس ، ملبوسات quần áo 衣服

2. bedclothes. The child pulled the clothes up tightly. linne مَلابِسُ النَّوْم завивки roupa de cama lůžkoviny die Wäsche sengetøj στρωσίδια sábanas voodipesu رختخواب petivaatteet drapsפיג'מה चादर posteljina ágynemű seprai rúmföt biancheria e coperte da letto 寝具 침구 patalynė, (lovos) baltiniai (gultas) veļa peralatan tempat tidur dekens sengetøy/-klær pościel د خوب کالی roupa de cama lenjerie (de pat) постельное белье bielizeň rjuhe posteljina sängkläder ผ้าปูที่นอนหรือผ้าคลุมเตียง yatak örtüleri 被褥 постільна білизна پستر کے کپڑے bộ đồ chăn ga trải giường) 被褥

ˈclothes-peg noun

(American clothespin) a plastic or wooden clip for fastening clothes to a clothesline. wasgoedpennetjies مَلْقَط غَسيل щипка prendedor de roupa kolíček na prádlo die Wäscheklammer tøjklemme μανταλάκι ρούχων pinza pesupulk چوب لباسی pyykkipoika pince à lingeאטב खूंटी konop za vješanje rublja ruhaszárító csipesz penjepit jemuran molletta da bucato 洗濯ばさみ 빨래집게 skalbinių spaustukas veļas knaģis penyepit kain knijperklesklypeklamerka لرګی کالی прищепка štipec (na bielizeň) ščipalka za perilo štipaljka klädnypa ไม้หนีบผ้า mandal 晾衣夾 прищепка کپڑے لٹکانے کی چمٹی kẹp phơi quần áo 晒衣夹

ˈclothing noun

clothes. warm clothing. klere, kleding مَلابِس، ألبِسَه، أغْطِيَه облекло roupa oblečení, šaty die Kleidung tøj ρουχισμόςropa riietus لباس vaatteet vètements בגוד, ביגוד वस्त्र odjeća öltözet pakaian föt, fatnaður abbigliamento 衣類 의류 drabužiai drēbes; apģērbs pakaian kledingklær, klesplagg, tøyodzież کالی roupa îm­bră­căminte одежда odev oblačilo odeća kläder เสื้อผ้า giysi, elbise 衣服 одяг; одежа کپڑے quần áo 衣服

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there is no singular form for clothes.

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clothes

→ مَلَابِس oblečení tøj Kleidung ρούχα ropa vaatteet vêtements odjeća abiti 服 옷 kleren klær ubranie roupa одежда kläder เสื้อผ้า giysiler quần áo 衣服

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

clothes

, clothing

n. ropa.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• Clothes shopping → شِراءُ الـمَلابِسِ → Nákup oblečení → Tøjkøb → Kleidungskauf → Αγορές ρούχων → Compras de ropa → Vaateostokset → Acheter des vêtements → Kupovina odjeće → Acquisto di abiti → 洋服を買う → 의류 쇼핑 → Kleren kopen → Kjøpe klær → Kupowanie odzieży → Compra de roupas → Покупка одежды → Handla kläder → การซื้อเสื้อผ้า → Giysi alışverişi → Mua sắm quần áo → 买衣服
• Where are the clothes lockers? → أَيْنَ غُرَفُ تَبْدِيلِ الْـمَلَابِسِ؟ → Kde jsou skříňky na oblečení? → Hvor er omklædningsskabene? → Wo sind die Schließfächer? → Πού είναι τα αποδυτήρια; → ¿Dónde están las armarios para la ropa? → Missä vaatekaapit ovat? → Où se trouvent les casiers ? → Gdje su ormarići za odjeću? → Dove sono gli armadietti per i vestiti? → 服のロッカーはどこですか？ → 옷 넣는 사물함은 어디에 있나요? → Waar zijn de kluisjes voor kleren? → Hvor er garderobeskapene? → Gdzie są szafki na ubrania? → Onde estão os armários para roupas? → Где находятся шкафчики для одежды? → Var är klädskåpen? → ตู้ล็อคเกอร์เสื้อผ้าอยู่ที่ไหน? → Giysi dolapları nerede? → Ngăn tủ để quần áo ở đâu? → 哪儿有存放衣服的锁柜？
• Is there somewhere to dry clothes? → هَلْ يوجَدُ مَكانٌ ما لِتَجْفيفِ الـمَلابِسِ؟ → Dá se tu někde sušit prádlo? → Er der et sted at tørre mit tøj? → Wo kann man die Wäsche trocknen? → Υπάρχει κάποιος χώρος για το στέγνωμα των ρούχων; → ¿Hay algún sitio donde se pueda secar la ropa? → Voiko jossain kuivattaa vaatteita? → Il y a un endroit où faire sécher les vêtements ? → Mogu li negdje osušiti rublje? → Dove posso stendere il bucato? → 服を干すところがありますか？ → 옷을 말릴 곳이 있나요? → Kan ik ergens mijn kleren drogen? → Er det et sted man kan tørke klær? → Czy jest tu miejsce, gdzie można wysuszyć ubrania? → Tem algum lugar para secar as roupas? → Здесь где-нибудь можно высушить одежду? → Finns det någonstans att torka kläder? → มีที่ไหนที่ฉันจะตากผ้าได้ไหม? → Çamaşırlarımı kurutabileceğim bir yer var mı? → Có nơi nào sấy quần áo không? → 哪儿能烘干衣服吗？
• My clothes are damp → مَلابِسي بِها بَلَلٌ → Moje oblečení je vlhké → Mit tøj er fugtigt → Meine Kleidung ist feucht → Τα ρούχα μου είναι υγρά → Mi ropa se ha impregnado de humedad → Vaatteeni ovat kosteita → Mes vêtements sont humides → Odjeća mi je vlažna → I miei vestiti sono umidi → 私の服が湿っています → 옷이 축축해요 → Mijn kleren zijn vochtig → Klærne mine er fuktige → Moje ubrania są wilgotne → Minhas roupas estão úmidas → Моя одежда влажная → Mina kläder är fuktiga → เสื้อผ้าฉันชื้น → Giysilerim ıslak → Quần áo của tôi bị ẩm → 我的衣服没有干

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clothes

npl ropa

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