Topic: CLOTHES
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arm
belt
bikini
boa
body
boot
bottom
bra
cap
cape
casual
coat
cut
dress
ensemble
fashion
fashion show
fez
fitting
flat
fly
formal
fox
full
gathering
gear
hat
hem(n)
hem(v)
iron(n)
iron(v)
jacket
jeans
jersey
leg
long
low
mac
mini
neck
one-piece
open
overall
oxford
panel
pants
patch(n)
patch(v)
peak
run(v)
run(n)
shirt
shoe
shoulder
slip
snap
sole(n)
sole(v)
stay
strip
suit
thermal
top
train
T-shirt
uniform
upper
wear
wrap
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Show all entries from Topic: CLOTHES| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | clathas, plural of clath; CLOTH |
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clothes S2 W2
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[plural]
I enjoy shopping for new clothes. change your clothes/change into clean/dry etc clothes The kids ran upstairs to change into dry clothes.
The kids ran upstairs to change into dry clothes.a clothes shop➔ a change of clothes
at change2 (6); ➔ designer clothes
at designer2, plain-clothesWORD CHOICE: 
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clothes, clothing, garment, clothclothes are things that you wear, for example shirts and dresses • I need some new clothes. • Do you ever wear your sister's clothes?!! clothes is always plural and has no singular form • He was wearing nice clothes (NOT a nice clothe/clothes). Use clothing to talk about a particular type of clothes or when talking about making or selling clothes • Special protective clothing is worn. • a clothing manufacturer!! This word is not used much in ordinary spoken language • I went shopping for summer clothes (NOT clothing). In formal English, you can use garment or piece/item/article of clothing to refer to one thing you wear • a long velvet garment • a discarded article of clothing But it is more usual to name the particular thing you mean • He was wearing a long coat (NOT long garment).Cloth is the material that clothes are made from • a suit made from fine woollen cloth
WORD CHOICE: clothes, clothing, garment, clothclothes are things that you wear, for example shirts and dresses • I need some new clothes. • Do you ever wear your sister's clothes?!! clothes is always plural and has no singular form • He was wearing nice clothes (NOT a nice clothe/clothes). Use clothing to talk about a particular type of clothes or when talking about making or selling clothes • Special protective clothing is worn. • a clothing manufacturer!! This word is not used much in ordinary spoken language • I went shopping for summer clothes (NOT clothing). In formal English, you can use garment or piece/item/article of clothing to refer to one thing you wear • a long velvet garment • a discarded article of clothing But it is more usual to name the particular thing you mean • He was wearing a long coat (NOT long garment).Cloth is the material that clothes are made from • a suit made from fine woollen cloth
