Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Covered with garments; invested with or as if with clothing.
- Specifically Nautical, said of a mast when the sail is so long as to reach down to the deck-gratings.
- In heraldry, same as
vested .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective wearing clothing.
- adjective covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
clothe .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
- adjective covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
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Examples
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Get those two into a big old mud pit ... please though, remain clothed
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June 17th, 2009 1: 40 pm ET my great uncle was gay and he vote for Bush because he was against gay married he was believe gays they should stay in clothed, he was undercover
Frank slams Obama for 'big mistake' on Defense of Marriage Act (updated) 2009
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If there was burglaries we were going to go out at night plain clothed on foot and bikes, if it was drug dealing we were getting warrants and smashing in doors and if it was purse dipping during the day out on foot stopping and searching criminals.
Why aren’t we out catching murderers and rapists? « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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While in seclusion she was clothed from the waist down, so that her upper body was exposed.
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As stated I was part of a small unit, plain clothed and attached to the CID, who routinely attended these calls.
When September Ends « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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They (plain clothed unidentified cops) held the guy wearing a jean jacket and carrying his lunch down and shot him while in their custody.
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They marched to the beautiful country at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, which was then a harmless mountain clothed with chestnut woods, with spaces opening between, where farms and vineyards rejoiced in the sunshine and the fresh breezes of the lovely blue bay that lay stretched beneath.
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Here, the shores of the island and mainland, receding from each other, formed a small cove, overhung with lofty trees, clothed from the base to the summit with wild vines, that hung in graceful festoons from the topmost branches to the water's edge.
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Seriously it’s totally nuts that someone could get shot for wearing a padded coat, having a belt with wires (he was an electrician! fancy that?) and not stopping for plain clothed police with guns.
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Seriously it’s totally nuts that someone could get shot for wearing a padded coat, having a belt with wires (he was an electrician! fancy that?) and not stopping for plain clothed police with guns.
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