B2noun · countable / uncountable · common

clothing

cloth·ing

clothing · clothings

одяг, одежа

одежда

Kleidung, Gewand

Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin,…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.

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UK/ˈkləʊðɪŋ/US/ˈkloʊðɪŋ/

» A coat is an article of clothing.

Ein Mantel ist ein Kleidungsstück.

Пальто - это предмет одежды.

Пальто — предмет одягу.

Куртка — предмет одягу.

Meaning

4 senses

(countable, uncountable)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.
Marco runs a clothing brand.
You should wear warm clothing when it is cold outside.
Gewand, Kleidung
оде́ждаodéžda
о́дягódjah, оде́жаodéža
(countable, uncountable)An act or instance of putting clothes on.
The clothing and unclothing of the idols was of special significance.
(countable, uncountable)A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The art or process of making cloth.

More definitions

a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

Examples

319 sentences

A coat is an article of clothing.
Пальто — предмет одягу. — deniko
ruПальто - это предмет одежды. — marafon
deEin Mantel ist ein Kleidungsstück. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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I sell clothing online.
Я продаю одяг онлайн. — deniko
ruЯ продаю одежду в Интернете. — marafon
deIch verkaufe Kleider online. — Esperantostern
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This shop deals in women's clothing.
deDieses Geschäft handelt mit Damenbekleidung. — Manfredo
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What's your favorite item of clothing?
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We had on too much clothing.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

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Русский

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Origin

From Middle English clothing, clathing, from Old English *clāþung, from Proto-West Germani

From Middle English clothing, clathing, from Old English *clāþung, from Proto-West Germanic *klaiþungu (“clothing”), equivalent to clothe + -ing. Cognate with Scots clathing, claithing (“clothing”), Saterland Frisian Klodenge (“clothing”), West Frisian klaaiïng (“clothing”), Dutch kleding (“clothing”), German Kleidung (“clothing”), Danish klædning (“clothing, dress, attire”), Swedish kläding, klädning (“clothing, dress”). Doublet of the dialectal English term cleading, from Middle English clething; compare also cladding.

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