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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
clothes \clothes\ kl=othz or kl=oz; 277, n. pl. from
   cloth.
   1. covering for the human body; dress; vestments; vesture; --
      a general term for whatever covering is worn, or is made
      to be worn, for decency or comfort.
      1913 webster

            she . . . speaks well, and has excellent good
            clothes.                              --shak.
      1913 webster

            if i may touch but his clothes, i shall be whole.
                                                  --mark. v. 28.
      1913 webster

   2. the covering of a bed; bedclothes.
      1913 webster

            she turned each way her frighted head,
            then sunk it deep beneath the clothes. --prior.
      1913 webster

   body clothes. see under body.

   clothes moth zool., a small moth of the genus tinea.
      the most common species tinea flavifrontella is
      yellowish white. the larvae eat woolen goods, furs,
      feathers, etc. they live in tubular cases made of the
      material upon which they feed, fastened together with
      silk.

   syn: garments; dress; clothing; apparel; attire; vesture;
        raiment; garb; costume; habit; habiliments.
        1913 webster
see also:
cloth body clothes body clothes moth tinea tinea flavifrontella 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
cloth \cloth\ klo^th; 115, n.; pl. cloths klo^thz;
   115, except in the sense of garments, when it is clothes
   kl=othz or kl=oz. oe. clath cloth, as. cl=athorn
   cloth, garment; akin to d. kleed, icel. klaeethi, dan.
   klaede, cloth, sw. klaumde, g. kleid garment, dress.
   1. a fabric made of fibrous material or sometimes of wire,
      as in wire cloth; commonly, a woven fabric of cotton,
      woolen, or linen, adapted to be made into garments;
      specifically, woolen fabrics, as distinguished from all
      others.
      1913 webster

   2. the dress; raiment. obs. see clothes.
      1913 webster

            i'll ne'er distust my god for cloth and bread.
                                                  --quarles.
      1913 webster

   3. the distinctive dress of any profession, especially of the
      clergy; hence, the clerical profession.
      1913 webster

            appeals were made to the priesthood. would they
            tamely permit so gross an insult to be offered to
            their cloth?                          --macaulay.
      1913 webster

            the cloth, the clergy, are constituted for
            administering and for giving the best possible
            effect to . . . every axiom.          --i. taylor.
      1913 webster

   body cloth. see under body.

   cloth of gold, a fabric woven wholly or partially of
      threads of gold.

   cloth measure, the measure of length and surface by which
      cloth is measured and sold. for this object the standard
      yard is usually divided into quarters and nails.

   cloth paper, a coarse kind of paper used in pressing and
      finishing woolen cloth. -- cloth

   shearer, one who shears cloth and frees it from superfluous
      nap.
      1913 webster
see also:
cloths clothes body cloth body cloth of gold cloth measure 
cloth paper shearer 
[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
clothes
     n : clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of
         apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same
         store"; "fastidious about his dress" syn: apparel, wearing
         apparel, dress
see also:
apparel wearing apparel dress 
[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
76 moby thesaurus words for "clothes":
   afghan, apparel, array, attire, bed linen, bedclothes, bedcover,
   bedding, bedizenment, bedsheet, bedspread, blanket, buffalo robe,
   case, clobber, clothing, comfort, comforter, contour sheet,
   costume, counterpane, cover, coverlet, coverlid, drapery, dress,
   dressing, duds, eiderdown, ensemble, fashion, fatigues, feathers,
   fig, fitted sheet, garb, garments, gear, getup, guise, habiliment,
   habiliments, habit, investiture, investment, lap robe, linen,
   outfit, patchwork quilt, pillow slip, pillowcase, quilt, rags,
   raiment, rig, rigging, robe, robes, rug, sheet, sheeting, slip,
   sportswear, spread, style, things, threads, togs, toilette, trim,
   vestment, vestments, vesture, wardrobe, wear, wearing apparel





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