clething
Middle English
Alternative forms
- cleþing, cleþinge, cletyng, cleþyng, clethyng, cledinng, clethynge
Etymology
From clethe + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklɛːðinɡ/
Noun
clething (uncountable)
- A item or items of clothes; something to be worn.
- (rare) Religious clothes or wear.
- (rare) The vitalling or provision of garments.
Descendants
- English: cleading
- Scots: cleidin, cleeding, cleiding, cleading
References
- “clēthing (ger.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-26.