clothed or clad
ˈklad 
; clothing
; clothing
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: to express or enhance by suitably significant language : couch
treaties clothed in stately phraseology
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: to endow especially with power or a quality
the nobility in which religion and history can clothe humanity—
D. R. Wallace
D. R. WallaceExamples of clothe in a Sentence
the cost of feeding and clothing your children
they liked to clothe the twins in identical outfits just to confuse people
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 May 2025
Over an hour after the white smoke emerged, the new pope, clad in his papal vestments, stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and greeted the world.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 May 2025
For now, Bueckers, clad in a national-championship sweatshirt, just wants to eat a double cheeseburger with her friends, who are waiting at a nearby table.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 5 May 2025
As Secretary of State Marco Rubio, clad in the Trump-homage uniform of dark-blue suit and extra-long red tie, looked on worshipfully, the President dismissed concerns about spiking prices for consumer goods that economists expect as a result of his trade war with China.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for clothe
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“Clothe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clothe. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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