01 v. t. To put garments on; to cover with clothing; to dress.
imp. & p. p.
Clothed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Clothing
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To put garments on; to cover with clothing; to dress.“Go with me, to clothe you as becomes you.” — Shak.
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To provide with clothes; as, to feed and clothe a family; to clothe one's self extravagantly.“Drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.” — Prov. xxiii. 21.“The naked every day he clad, When he put on his clothes.” — Goldsmith.
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Fig.: To cover or invest, as with a garment; as, to clothe one with authority or power.“Language in which they can clothe their thoughts.” — Watts.“His sides are clothed with waving wood.” — J. Dyer.“Thus Belial, with with words clothed in reason's garb.” — Milton.