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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Clothing

/klōth'-ĭng/ · Cloth·ing · IPA /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
01 n. Garments in general; clothes; dress; raiment; covering.
  1. 1.
    Garments in general; clothes; dress; raiment; covering.
    “From others he shall stand in need of nothing, Yet on his brothers shall depend for clothing.” Milton.
    “As for me, . . . my clothing was sackloth.” — Ps. xxxv. 13
  2. 2.
    The art of process of making cloth.[R.]
    “Instructing [refugees] in the art of clothing.” Ray.
  3. 3.
    A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.
  4. 4.
    See Card clothing, under 3d Card.(Mach.) See: Card