Synonyms for clothing


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kloh-th ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkloʊ ðɪŋ

Top 10 synonyms for clothing Other synonyms for the word clothing

Définition of clothing

Origin :
  • c.1200, "action of dressing in clothes," verbal noun from clothe. From late 13c. as "clothes collectively;" 1590s as an adjective.
  • noun attire
Example sentences :
  • Is not the life more precious than its food, and the body than its clothing?
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • He ran up the staircase to his room and flung on some clothing.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • If it were not for the necessity of bread and clothing, what a good time a fellow might have.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • All their clothing was wet and they were discolored with mud.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • Their clothing was torn by bullets and reddened by dripping wounds.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • Hardware was too high in price, and was no longer needed for clothing.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • Then it seemed as if the barbs had caught in its clothing and held it there.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • But I have just received some more linen and some winter clothing from Paris.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • The words are more a clothing for the thought than an embodiment of it.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
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