Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An obsolete form of clothing.
Examples
“Thewierd hairstyles clashing with the mundane cloathing is just awful.”
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“The cloathing is dissimilar; the Essences cloathed were identically the same.”
“They have intire coats of beaver skin, exactly like Friday's in Robinson Crusoe, and casques on their heads like the old knights errant in romance; you never saw such tremendous figures; but without this kind of cloathing it would be impossible to stir out at present.”
“Robinson Crusoe, and casques on their heads like the old knights errant in romance; you never saw such tremendous figures; but without this kind of cloathing it would be impossible to stir out at present.”
“But compare the spacious palace and great warderobe of the one, with the hovel and the few rags of the other, and you will be sensible that the difference between their cloathing, lodging, and household furniture, is almost as great in quantity as in quality.”
“He also divides it into stock that goes to maintain the person or nation (ie, food for the immediate future, lodging, cloathing), and stock which is intended to create a profit.”
“Page 172: “Land in its original rude state can afford the materials of cloathing and lodging to a much greater number of people than it can feed.””
“Therefore, if you have no previous intimation from thence before Friday teatime, I advise you by all means to go in the evening, and take with you such articles of cloathing as you judge will be wanted for two or three days.”
“April 29, 2010 at 5:27 am hee hee – in april you donut take a fred of cloathing off!”
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“We shudda kept dem and nawt cleered de wordroab, wee cud orl hab maed a forchoon wif our ‘Vintidge cloathing’.”
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reesetee Stop that!
;-> Oct 14, 2008
chained_bear Yeah. I used to like cloaks but now I think of cloaca and get kind of skeeved. Oct 13, 2008
reesetee That's probably it.
*dons cloak* Oct 13, 2008
chained_bear Reesetee, maybe it sounds warmer because of cloak? Oct 10, 2008
bilby Sudden-onset cloathing loathing. Oct 10, 2008
reesetee Oh, great. It used to sound warmer. Oct 9, 2008
chained_bear Kind of. But then I think of cloaca and get kinda skeeved. Oct 9, 2008
reesetee Cloathing sounds warmer than clothing, don't you think? Oct 9, 2008
chained_bear "Cloathing" "for troops. In the army of the United States, every non-commissioned officer, musician and private, shall receive, annually, the following articles of uniform clothing, viz. one hat, one coat, one vest, two pair woolen and two pair linen pantaloons, one coarse linen frock and trowsers for fatigue clothing, one pair of shoes, four shirts, two pair of socks, two pair of short stockings, one blanket, one stock neck stock and clasp stock probably made of leather, and one pair of half gaithers; and the secretary of war is authorised to furnish such surplus clothing as he may deem expedient and necessary." (citation in list description) Oct 9, 2008