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Clothes I Noun Kləʊðz Kləʊz Bought Trip Dressed

Word3 clothes
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /kləʊðz/ /kləʊz/
Example
  • i bought some new clothes for the trip.
  • they were dressed in designer clothes (= clothes designed by famous fashion designers).
  • to put on/take off your clothes
  • clean/dirty clothes
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clothes

(noun)/kləʊðz/ /kləʊz/
  1. the things that you wear, such as trousers, dresses and jackets
    • SEE ALSO plain clothes
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/plain-clothes_1
    • I bought some new clothes for the trip.
    • They were dressed in designer clothes (= clothes designed by famous fashion designers).
    • to put on/take off your clothes
    • clean/dirty clothes
    • a police officer in civilian clothes (= not in uniform)
    • work clothes (= for wearing to work)
    • She was wearing casual clothes.
    • maternity/baby clothes (= for pregnant women/babies)
    • winter/summer clothes
    • a clothes shop
    • She has no clothes sense (= she does not know what clothes look attractive).
    • Bring a change of clothes with you.

    Extra Examples

    • He wore his best clothes to the interview.
    • I'm going to take a set of clean clothes with me.
    • She didn't recognize him in his everyday clothes.
    • a new suit of clothes for the baby
    • I quickly threw on some clothes and ran downstairs.
  2. used to describe a situation in which everybody suddenly realizes that they were wrong to believe that somebody/something was very good, important, etc.
    • Is this artist's white canvas a case of the emperor's new clothes or is it something beautiful, even moving?
    • Soon investors will realize that the emperor has no clothes and there will be a big sell-off in stocks.

    Word Origin

    • Old English clāthas, plural of clāth, related to Dutch kleed and German Kleid, of unknown ultimate origin.
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