clothes
/kləʊ(ð)z
/plural noun
1Items worn to cover the body: he stripped off his clothes baby clothes [as modifier]: a clothes shop...
- Meanwhile, the sister is trying to maintain standards and dignity, washing her clothes and covering her body.
- ‘I now feel more comfortable and relaxed at work wearing casual clothes,’ she said.
- His face was so pale, and the oil almost covered his body and clothes completely.
Synonyms
clothing, garments, articles of clothing/dress, attire, garb;
dress, wear, wardrobe;
outfit, costume, turnout;
finery
informal gear, garms, togs, duds, get-up, glad rags
British informal clobber, kit, rig-out
North American informal threads
formal apparel
literary raiment, habiliments, habit
archaic vestments
2Bedclothes: Rosie got into bed and pulled the clothes up to her nose...
- They would be awakened by a weight pressing on them, or the clothes would be pulled from the bed, or they would hear the sound of a dress sweeping the floor.
Origin
Old English clāthas, plural of clāth (see cloth).
- accessary
- access charge
- access code
- access course
- access fee
- accessibility
- accessible
- accessibleness
- accessibly
- accession
- accessional
- accession day
- accessive
- accessively
- accessless
- accessorial
- accessorily
- accessoriness
- accessorise
- accessorize
- accessory
- accessory before (or after) the fact
- accessory cell
- accessory chromosome
- accessory factor