"clothing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ [US], /ˈkləʊðɪŋ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-clothing.ogg [US] Forms: clothing [singular], clothings [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you speak of clothes in general, you speak of clothing.
    Sense id: simple-clothing-en-noun-M58sk13P

Verb

IPA: /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ [US], /ˈkləʊðɪŋ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-clothing.ogg [US] Forms: clothed [past], clothed [past, participle], clothe [canonical], clothes [third-person, singular], clad [past], clad [past, participle], clothing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|cloth|e}} [POS TABLE], {{verb|clothe|clothes|clad|clothing}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of clothe.
    Sense id: simple-clothing-en-verb-3LvL2FHU
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          "text": "shoes, shirts, and trousers are types of clothing."
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