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  • verb Present participle of reclothe.

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Examples

  • Ada saw with horror that the bones were reclothing themselves with flesh, and as the process went on it became clear to her that her father was being reconstructed.

    Cold Mountain Frazier, Charles, 1950- Cold Mountain 2003

  • Ada saw with horror that the bones were reclothing themselves with flesh, and as the process went on it became clear to her that her father was being reconstructed.

    Cold Mountain Frazier, Charles, 1950- Cold Mountain 1997

  • As usual, it was rather plain fare, but there was plenty of it. jem seemed startled by Father janas 'transformation, but treated him with more deference than he had shown initially, thus confirming Elspeth's feeling that the effort of reclothing the priest was more than justified. jem lingered while they ate, which all of them read as an indication that Tremane was impatient to have the interview over with quickly.

    Storm Breaking Lackey, Mercedes 1996

  • As usual, it was rather plain fare, but there was plenty of it. jem seemed startled by Father janas 'transformation, but treated him with more deference than he had shown initially, thus confirming Elspeth's feeling that the effort of reclothing the priest was more than justified. jem lingered while they ate, which all of them read as an indication that Tremane was impatient to have the interview over with quickly.

    Storm Breaking Lackey, Mercedes 1996

  • After reclothing themselves, they were marched to a second building on the perimeter of the courtyard.

    Honorbound Taylor, Laura 1988

  • A great many libraries are compelled to let their books needing rebinding accumulate, from the mere want of money to pay for reclothing the nearly worn-out volumes, thus depriving the readers for a considerable time, of the use of many coveted books.

    A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries Ainsworth Rand Spofford

  • This is of a more deciduous nature than _Y. gloriosa_, reclothing itself each spring more amply with foliage.

    Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. John Wood

  • He bathed and drank, and as he was reclothing himself, Oceaxe strolled indolently up.

    A Voyage to Arcturus David Lindsay 1910

  • Freckles stood back and watched with awe and envy the gradual reclothing and repopulation of the swamp.

    Freckles 1904

  • After my bath and reclothing and after having had my name taken down in the records I was assigned to a dormitory, and began my regular school life, much to my dissatisfaction.

    An Indian Boy's Story 1903

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