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Definition clothes in British English

clothes noun

[plural] noun
/kləʊðz/
1

the things that you wear such as shirts, dresses, trousers etc

Example

a pile of dirty clothes

Example

Carmen wears the most beautiful clothes.

Example

I'm going to put on some clean clothes.

Example

Why don't you take those wet clothes off?

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1.1

clothes worn for a particular activity or event, a particular time of year, or by a particular type of person

Example

school/work/sports clothes

Example

evening clothes (=formal clothes)

Example

maternity clothes (=clothes for pregnant women)

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Definition clothes in British English