See clothe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "to clothe somebody with authority or power",
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"ref": "1741, I[saac] Watts, The Improvement of the Mind: Or, A Supplement to the Art of Logick: […], London: […] James Brackstone, […], →OCLC, paragraph:",
"text": "language in which they can clothe their thoughts",
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"ref": "1726, John Dyer, Grongar Hill:",
"text": "His sides are clothed with waving wood.",
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