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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Clothes \Clothes\ (kl[=o][th]z or kl[=o]z; 277), n. pl. [From
{Cloth}.]
1. Covering for the human body; dress; vestments; vesture; --
a general term for whatever covering is worn, or is made
to be worn, for decency or comfort.
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She . . . speaks well, and has excellent good
clothes. --Shak.
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If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
--Mark. v. 28.
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2. The covering of a bed; bedclothes.
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She turned each way her frighted head,
Then sunk it deep beneath the clothes. --Prior.
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{Body clothes}. See under {Body}.
{Clothes moth} (Zool.), a small moth of the genus {Tinea}.
The most common species ({Tinea flavifrontella}) is
yellowish white. The larv[ae] eat woolen goods, furs,
feathers, etc. They live in tubular cases made of the
material upon which they feed, fastened together with
silk.
Syn: Garments; dress; clothing; apparel; attire; vesture;
raiment; garb; costume; habit; habiliments.
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