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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Thousands of demonstrators clad in canary-yellow soccer jerseys thronged Copacabana Beach this month in support of a leader accused of conspiring to overthrow Brazil’s young democracy.
—Constance Malleret, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2025
As noted in a 2016 Smithsonian report, merchant ships clad with the dazzle pattern during the war were reportedly granted lower insurance premiums.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
Curvaceous forms and custom ivory drapery temper the room’s more masculine elements, including custom sectionals clad in gray John Rosselli and Associates wool fabric, a marble and iron credenza by Alfonso Marina, and a luxe leather-and-iron stool.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2025
Cedar Lake Police were called to the 10100 block of W. 129th Avenue for a report of a woman, who was not fully clothed, in a ditch off the side of the road, according to a news release.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
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Constance Malleret, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2025
As noted in a 2016 Smithsonian report, merchant ships clad with the dazzle pattern during the war were reportedly granted lower insurance premiums.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
Curvaceous forms and custom ivory drapery temper the room’s more masculine elements, including custom sectionals clad in gray John Rosselli and Associates wool fabric, a marble and iron credenza by Alfonso Marina, and a luxe leather-and-iron stool.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2025
Cedar Lake Police were called to the 10100 block of W. 129th Avenue for a report of a woman, who was not fully clothed, in a ditch off the side of the road, according to a news release.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 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 26 Mar. 2025.
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