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)