clothe
Pronunciation: /kləʊð/
verb ( past and past participle clothed or archaic or literary clad /klad/)
- put clothes on (oneself or someone); dress: Francesca was clothed in white she took off her shoes and lay down fully clothed (as adjective, with submodifier clothed) a partially clothed body
- provide (someone) with clothes: they already had eight children to feed and clothe
- (usually be clothed with) endow with a particular quality: it is clothed with an aura of respectability
Origin:
Old English (only recorded in the past participle geclāded), from clāth (see cloth)