clothes (/kləʊðz/)
noun · Beginner · Daily Life
🔊 /kləʊðz/
Meaning
Meaning: garments worn
Things such as shirts, trousers, and dresses that people wear to cover the body.
Examples
🗣 She folded the clean clothes into neat piles and placed them carefully inside the wardrobe.
Etymology
From Old English ‘clathas’, plural of ‘clath’ (cloth), of Germanic origin.
How & Where It’s Used
A basic everyday word for garments; ‘clothing’ is the more general mass noun.
Tags: clothing, home