(person's clothes)

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• clothes — clothes, clothing, dress, attire, apparel, raiment are comparable when they denote a person s garments considered collectively. Clothes and clothing are general words which do not necessarily suggest a wearer or personal owner but sometimes a… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• clothes — [ klouðz ] noun plural *** the things that you wear such as shirts, dresses, pants, etc.: a pile of dirty clothes Carmen wears the most beautiful clothes. put on clothes: I m going to put on some clean clothes. take off clothes: Why don t you… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• clothes horse — also clothes horse, upright wooden frame for hanging clothes to dry, 1788, from CLOTHES (Cf. clothes) + HORSE (Cf. horse). Figurative sense of person whose sole function seems to be to show off clothes is 1850 …   Etymology dictionary

• clothes|horse — «KLOHZ HRS, KLOHTHZ », noun. 1. a frame to hang clothes on to dry or air them. 2. a) U.S. Slang, Figurative. a person who places great value on being well dressed, especially one who slavishly follows the latest styles and fashions: »Beau… …   Useful english dictionary

• clothes-horse — clothesˈ horse noun 1. A frame for hanging laundry on to air or to dry 2. A person, usu a woman, whose value is primarily perceived as a model for fashionable clothes (informal) • • • Main Entry: ↑clothe …   Useful english dictionary

• clothes — According to the biblical view, clothes reveal the essential nature of a person, as with John the Baptist (Matt. 3:4); but disguise is deceit (Matt. 7:15). The clothes of Jesus revealed the nature of his mission, when at the Transfiguration… …   Dictionary of the Bible

• clothes */*/*/ — UK [kləʊðz] / US [kloʊðz] noun [plural] 1) a) the things that you wear such as shirts, dresses, trousers etc a pile of dirty clothes Carmen wears the most beautiful clothes. put on clothes: I m going to put on some clean clothes. take off clothes …   English dictionary

• clothes — n.pl. 1 garments worn to cover the body and limbs. 2 bedclothes. Phrases and idioms: clothes horse 1 a frame for airing washed clothes. 2 colloq. an affectedly fashionable person. clothes line a rope or wire etc. on which washed clothes are hung… …   Useful english dictionary

• clothes hanger — noun a hanger that is shaped like a person s shoulders and used to hang garments on • Syn: ↑coat hanger, ↑dress hanger • Hypernyms: ↑hanger • Part Meronyms: ↑hook, ↑claw * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

• person — noun 1 (C) plural people a human being, especially considered as someone with their own particular character: Tessa s a very intense person. | Hank s not the sort of person I find easy to talk to. | I like her as a person, but not as a boss. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• person — per|son [ pɜrsn ] noun count *** 1. ) an individual human, usually an adult. The plural is people, but in formal or official language the form persons is used: Tickets cost $50 per person. She s the type of person who is always happy to help out …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English