Meaning
The things people wear, such as shirts, trousers and coats.
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Word origin
From Old English clathas, the plural of clath, meaning cloth.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- clathas
- English cognates
- cloth
Examples
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"Clothes" is always plural, so we never say one clothe.
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Shirts, trousers and coats are all clothes.
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We say "these clothes are", never "this clothes is".
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 8, lesson 3: clothes, rise, floor and 6 more words.