clethe

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English clǣþ, variant of clāþ, from Proto-Germanic *klaiþą.

Alternative forms

clæð, cleth, clæþ, clæd

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /klɛːθ/

Noun

clethe (plural clethes or clese)

Cloth; fabric, especially when used for covering wounds.
An item of clothes; something to be worn.

Derived terms

References

“clēth, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-26.

Verb

clethe

Alternative form of clethen

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