to clad
16
5.7
- verb
- /klæd/
:
revestir con
- She was clad in a warm jacket and boots as she headed out into the winter cold.
- clad in black
- woman clad
- clad in red
Examples
-
Never before have we clad strangers in the garb of our own people.
-
Two men and a woman came into the bank branch clad in black business clothing, trench coats, bandanas and sunglasses.
-
There were three men and a woman, all clad in pressure suits, all armed to the teeth.
Fiction book (1991) -
A knight clad in gold armor gave his life to protect her as they crashed to Earth.
-
But it turned out that the voice belonged to a green-clad Swiss border guard.
Academic text (2006) -
The five cadets and Henry Belt, clad in space suits, stepped out into the sunlight.
Fiction book (1992) -
His legs were like stems, clad in loose-fitting white pants made of rough cloth.
Fiction book (1992) -
The spectators on shore, clad in colorful plastic raingear, loved every moment.
Academic text (2007) -
Neighbors, aroused by the noise, exit their homes clad in robes, nighties, and curlers.
Fiction book (1993) -
But at the center of this dramatic rescue was an unnamed masked vigilante clad in mechanical armor, who intervened to save lives.
Synonyms
105
2.8
To cover something with a thin layer of a substance
19
3.2
To put clothes on someone or cover their body with clothes
2
4.8
To put a strong protective layer on something
1
6.8
To cover something with a protective layer
1
7.2
To put clothes on someone
To put clothes on a person or thing
To cover with clothes, for example a cloak
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
How Covered
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clad as a verb shares the same root as cloth and clothe, from an old word for 'cloth'. So to clad someone or something is to 'cover' or 'dress' it with clothes or another material.