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vaate — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • apparel noun Clothing, especially as a category of goods.
  • cloth noun Woven, knitted, or felted material used for clothing, furnishing, or cleaning.
  • clothes noun Items worn on the body to cover it, keep it warm or present a chosen appearance — shirts, trousers, dresses, coats and the like — taken together.
  • garment noun An item of clothing.
  • shroud noun A cloth used to wrap a dead body for burial.
  • wear verb To have clothing, jewellery, or an accessory on one's body.
  • weed verb To pull unwanted plants out of a garden or field.

Senses

vaate is used for these senses in English:

  • apparel Clothing.
  • cloth (countable) A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.
  • clothes (plural only) Items of clothing; apparel.
  • garment A single item of clothing.
  • shroud A covered place used as a retreat or shelter, as a cave or den; also, a vault or crypt.
  • wear (in combination) Clothing.
  • weed (archaic) Clothing collectively; clothes, dress.

apparel — full definition

  1. noun Clothing, especially as a category of goods.
  2. verb To dress or clothe someone, often elaborately.

cloth — full definition

  1. noun Woven, knitted, or felted material used for clothing, furnishing, or cleaning.
  2. noun A tablecloth, especially one laid out for a meal.
  3. noun The clergy or priesthood, referred to by their traditional dress.

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