"clothes maketh the man" meaning in English

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Proverb

Head templates: {{en-proverb}} clothes maketh the man
  1. A person's appearances count for a lot. Translations (a person's appearances count for a lot): šaty dělají člověka (Czech), klæder skaber folk (Danish), vaatteet tekevät miehen (Finnish), Kleider machen Leute (German), a ruha teszi az embert (Hungarian), o hábito faz o monge (Portuguese), el hábito hace al monje (Spanish)
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