clothes has definitions from the field of clothing
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[ noun ] (clothing) clothing in general

Examples

"she was refined in her choice of apparel" "he always bought his clothes at the same store" "fastidious about his dress"

Related terms

clothing dress preen

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[ noun ] (clothing) covering designed to be worn on a person's body

Used in print

(Sports Age, 24:9...)

As the generations move_on , clothes become more suitable for the enjoyment of outdoor sports .

(Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)

Early in the war it was not uncommon for planters ' sons to retain in camp Negro `` body_servants '' to perform the menial chores such_as cooking , foraging , cleaning the quarters , shining shoes , and laundering clothes .

(Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)

To be Katharine_Ross , and work in a nicer shop somewhere , at a_little more money so she could have prettier clothes , and learn ladies ' manners and all like that , and get to know different people than up_to_now , not just the ones like her here , with foreign sounding names , the ones went_to the same church and - Different place , different job , different people , she 'd be all different too .

Prettier , she 'd do her hair another way ; smarter , and wear different kinds of clothes - she 'd be Katharine_Ross , just what that sounded like .

(Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)

Rilly or Glendora had entered her room while she slept , bringing back her washed clothes .

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