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kleiden — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • attire noun Clothing, especially of a particular style appropriate to an occasion.
  • clad adj Dressed or covered in something, especially clothing or a protective layer.
  • dress verb To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.

Senses

kleiden is used for these senses in English:

  • attire (transitive) To clothe or adorn.
  • clad (archaic, literary, or, obsolete, past tense clad) To clothe, to dress.
  • dress (also, reflexive, and, figuratively) To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe. [from 15th c.]

attire — full definition

  1. noun Clothing, especially of a particular style appropriate to an occasion.
  2. verb To dress or adorn someone, typically in fine or formal clothing.

clad — full definition

  1. adj Dressed or covered in something, especially clothing or a protective layer.
  2. verb To cover something with a protective outer layer, such as insulation or panelling.

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