clothe

Meaning

Verb

To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
To cover or invest, as if with a garment.

Origin

From Middle English clothen, from Old English clāþian, from Proto-Germanic *klaiþōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-. Cognate with Dutch kleden, German kleiden, Swedish kläda, after apocope klä. See also cloth, clad.

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