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• thin — I. adjective (thinner; thinnest) Etymology: Middle English thinne, from Old English thynne; akin to Old High German dunni thin, Latin tenuis thin, tenēre to hold, tendere to stretch, Greek teinein Date: before 12th century 1. a. having little… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• clad — [klæd] adj literary [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Old past participle of clothe] 1.) wearing a particular kind of clothing clad in ▪ She felt hot, despite being clad only in a thin cotton dress. warmly/suitably/scantily clad (=dressed warmly etc) 2.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• thin — [[t]θɪ̱n[/t]] ♦♦♦ thinner, thinnest, thins, thinning, thinned 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is thin is much narrower than it is long. A thin cable carries the signal to a computer... James s face was thin, finely boned, and sensitive. 2) ADJ… …   English dictionary

• clad — verb a) To clothe. The horse was clad with its best blanket. b) To cover with insulation. But what interested me most was the slender figure of a dainty girl, clad only in a thin bit of muslin which scarce covered her kneesa bit of muslin torn… …   Wiktionary

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