Clothe \Clothe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clothedor Clad; p. pr.
& vb. n. Clothing.]
[OE. clathen, clothen, clethen, AS.
cl[=a][eth]ian, cl[ae][eth]an. See Cloth.]
1. To put garments on; to cover with clothing; to dress.
Go with me, to clothe you as becomes you. --Shak.
2. To provide with clothes; as, to feed and clothe a family;
to clothe one's self extravagantly.
Drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. --Prov.
xxiii. 21.
The naked every day he clad, When he put on his
clothes. --Goldsmith.
3. Fig.: To cover or invest, as with a garment; as, to clothe
one with authority or power.
Language in which they can clothe their thoughts.
--Watts.
His sides are clothed with waving wood. --J. Dyer.
Thus Belial, with with words clothed in reason's
garb. --Milton.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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