"clothing" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈklɑːðinɡ(ə)/ [Early-Middle-English], /ˈklaːðinɡ/ [Northern], /ˈklɔːðinɡ(ə)/
Etymology: From clothen + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|clothen|-ing}} clothen + -ing Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} clothing, {{enm-noun|clothinges}} clothing (plural clothinges) Forms: clothinges [plural], clathing [alternative], clothyng [alternative], clothynge [alternative], clathynge [alternative], cloþing [alternative], cloþinge [alternative], cloþingue [alternative], claþing [alternative], cloþyng [alternative], claȝing [alternative], claþinnꟑ [alternative, Ormulum]
  1. What one wears; clothing, outfit, garments.
    A piece of clothes; an individual component of an outfit.
    Sense id: en-clothing-enm-noun-uEEbTcOt Categories (other): Fabrics Disambiguation of Fabrics: 15 15 15 15 20 19
  2. What one wears; clothing, outfit, garments.
    The uniform or outfit associated with an occupation or position.
    Sense id: en-clothing-enm-noun-FUq7aHm7 Categories (other): Fabrics Disambiguation of Fabrics: 15 15 15 15 20 19
  3. What one wears; clothing, outfit, garments.
    (figurative) One's religious values and priorities.
    Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-clothing-enm-noun-mf-tugSc Categories (other): Fabrics Disambiguation of Fabrics: 15 15 15 15 20 19
  4. What one wears; clothing, outfit, garments.
    (figurative, rare) One's appearance or countenance.
    Tags: figuratively, rare
    Sense id: en-clothing-enm-noun-GW47MMEf Categories (other): Appearance, Fabrics Disambiguation of Appearance: 5 4 2 85 1 3 Disambiguation of Fabrics: 15 15 15 15 20 19
  5. Linen or sheets used as a cover or a protective layer.
    Sense id: en-clothing-enm-noun-nk3Yec0y Categories (other): Fabrics Disambiguation of Fabrics: 15 15 15 15 20 19
  6. The equipping or provision of garments.
    Sense id: en-clothing-enm-noun-MzJQkgCx Categories (other): Fabrics Disambiguation of Fabrics: 15 15 15 15 20 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Clothing Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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