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Meaning of Clothing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent

ˈkləʊðɪŋ

Definitions

Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion.
countable, uncountable
An act or instance of putting clothes on.
countable, uncountable
The art or process of making cloth.
countable, obsolete, uncountable
A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Afrikaans klere

العربية اللباس ثوب ثياب حوائج سربال ملابس ملبس

Azərbaycanca geyim

Беларуская адзежа адзе́нне

Български дре́хи облекло́

বাংলা পোশাক

Bosanski kaka krpica obleka odeća odeni odjeća odjevni roba ruha sat stroj traje vešte крпица одећа одјевни одјећа

Català roba

Čeština oblečení odění oděv oděvní šat šatní šatstvo šaty

Cymraeg dillad

Dansk tøj

Deutsch Bekleidung Kleidung Schale Zeug

Ελληνικά ενδυμασία ντύσιμο ρούχο

Esperanto vestaĵo

Español atavío atuendo indumentaria indumento pilchas ropa ropaje vestido vestidura vestimenta

Eesti riie riietus Rõivas

Euskara jantzi

Suomi asu puin pukeminen pukimet rouvamalli sonnustaminen sonnustus vaate vaatetus vaatteet

Français habits Vêtements

Gaeilge éadach

Gàidhlig aodach

Galego roupa

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi lole

עברית בגד בגדים הלבשה לבוש

हिन्दी अंबर कपड़ा कपड़े पहनावा पोशाक वस्त्र

Hrvatski kaka krpica obleka odeća odeni odjeća odjevni roba ruha sat stroj traje vešte крпица одећа одјевни одјећа

Magyar ruha ruházat

Հայերեն զգեստ հագուստ

Bahasa Indonesia pakaian

Íslenska fatnaður klæðnaður

Italiano abbigliamento vestiti

日本語お召し物召し物服洋服着物衣衣料衣服衣装衣類被服裳

ქართული ტანსაცმელი

Қазақша киім

ಕನ್ನಡ ಉಡುಪು

한국어 옷 우틔 의 의류 의복 의상 의식주

Kurdî aso aşû lolê Ruha ruha لباس

Кыргызча кийим

Latina amiculum vestimentum vestis vestītus

ລາວ ສົ້ງເສື້ອ

Lietuvių apdarąs

Latviešu apģērbs

Malagasy akanjo

Te Reo Māori ao kahu kaka

Македонски облека

മലയാളം ഉടുപ്പ് വസ്ത്രം

Монгол хувцас

मराठी पोषाख

Bahasa Melayu pakaian

မြန်မာဘာသာ အဝတ်အစား

Nederlands kledij kleding

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕੱਪੜਾ ਪਹਿਰਾਵਾ

Polski chusta odzienie odzież odzieżowy roba strój ubrania

Português indumento roupa traje veste vestidura vestimenta

Română haina îmbrăcăminte

Русский одежда

Slovenčina oblečenie šaty

Slovenščina obleka

Српски kaka krpica obleka odeća odeni odjeća odjevni roba ruha sat stroj traje vešte крпица одећа одјевни одјећа

Svenska dräkt kläder

Kiswahili mavazi nguo

தமிழ் ஆடை உடுப்பு உடை

తెలుగు బట్టలు

Тоҷикӣ либос

ไทย เพศ เสื้อผ้า

Tagalog damit pananamit

Türkçe çul giyim giyim kuşam giysi kıyafet

Українська ноша оде́жа одяг

اردو پوشاک کپڑے لباس

Oʻzbekcha kiyim

Tiếng Việt đồ quần áo 服

IsiXhosa impahla

Yorùbá aṣọ ewu

Examples

“Marco runs a clothing brand.”

“You should wear warm clothing when it is cold outside.”

“All but two pieces of clothing came out of the washing machine stained.”

“A poncho is an item of clothing used by many people in Latin America.”

“A shirt is an article of clothing that covers the torso and arms.”

“From others he ſhall ſtand in need of nothing, / Yet on his Brothers ſhall depend for Cloathing.”

“The clothing and unclothing of the idols was of special significance.”

“[M]any of the poor diſtreſſed People, being bereft of their Habitation, came into England, vvhere the King, in Compaſſion of their Condition, and alſo, conſidering that they might be beneficial to his Subjects, by instructing them in the Art of Cloathing, firſt placed them about Carliſle in the North, and after removed them into South-VVales, vvhere their Poſterity hath ever ſince remained.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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