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clothed
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
clothed
(adjective)
clothe
(verb)
clothed
/
ˈ
kloʊðd/
adjective
clothed
/
ˈ
kloʊðd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of CLOTHED
1
:
wearing clothes
He fell into the swimming pool fully
clothed
.
scantily
clothed
[=(more commonly)
clad
] young women
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often +
in
The men were
clothed
entirely
in
black.
She answered the door
clothed
only
in
her bathrobe.
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2
:
covered
in
something
The land is
clothed in
dense green forests.
a bird
clothed in
bright yellow feathers
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