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clothes
(clothes)
Pronunciation:
/kləʊ(ð)z/
plural noun
1
items worn to cover the body:
he stripped off his clothes
baby clothes
[
as modifier
]
:
a clothes shop
2
bedclothes:
Rosie got into bed and pulled the clothes up to her nose
Origin:
Old English
clāthas
, plural of
clāth
(see
cloth
)
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