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clothing

[ kloh-thing ]

noun

  1. garments collectively; clothes; clothes; raiment; apparel.
  2. a covering.


clothing

/ ˈəʊðɪŋ /

noun

  1. garments collectively
  2. something that covers or clothes
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of clothing1

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English; clothe + -ing 1
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Idioms and Phrases

see wolf in sheep's clothing .
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Some of the teenagers at a session in east London said they tried to keep themselves safe by wearing stab vests or multiple layers of clothing, the Mirror newspaper reported.

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Since 2000, certain African countries had duty-free access to the US market for a raft of goods including clothing and textiles, cocoa products and wine, as well as crude oil.

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The "worst offenders" about to be hit with the highest tariffs include the clothing manufacturing hubs of Vietnam, China and Bangladesh.

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She told police her husband's long hours and shifts meant they had been "strangers in the night" and it had not been difficult to hide her growing bump by wearing baggy clothing.

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“So they send us cheap clothing and we send them accounting services. It’s a good deal. We would much rather be getting paid as accountants than getting paid as garment workers.”

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