clothed or clad
ˈklad 
; clothing
; clothing
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: to express or enhance by suitably significant language : couch
treaties clothed in stately phraseology
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: to endow especially with power or a quality
the nobility in which religion and history can clothe humanity—
D. R. Wallace
D. R. WallaceExamples of clothe in a Sentence
the cost of feeding and clothing your children
they liked to clothe the twins in identical outfits just to confuse people
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Video posted on social media shows the man, clad in black, climbing to the top of the fence as dogs on White House grounds run toward the fence.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
The mysterious portrait, on loan to conservation charity English Heritage from a private collection, shows a young woman clad modestly in a white cap and shawl.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Initially clothed, the woman reportedly walked to the front of the plane and began shouting.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Two anonymous passengers who live in Phoenix told KPNX that the aircraft had just started taxiing when the woman, still fully clothed, walked to the front of the plane and started yelling.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
The mysterious portrait, on loan to conservation charity English Heritage from a private collection, shows a young woman clad modestly in a white cap and shawl.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Initially clothed, the woman reportedly walked to the front of the plane and began shouting.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Two anonymous passengers who live in Phoenix told KPNX that the aircraft had just started taxiing when the woman, still fully clothed, walked to the front of the plane and started yelling.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clothe
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“Clothe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clothe. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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