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to clad

to clad

16 5.7
To cover with clothing or another material
  • verb
  • /klæd/
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  • 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

to coat
vsto clad
105 2.8

To cover something with a thin layer of a substance

is about covering by garments or other materials rather than only applying layers
to clothe
vsto clad
19 3.2

To put clothes on someone or cover their body with clothes

is broader and allows covering with garments or other materials
to armor
vsto clad
  • US
2 4.8

To put a strong protective layer on something

is broader and covers by garments or other materials not limited to protection
to jacket
vsto clad
1 6.8

To cover something with a protective layer

is broader and includes covering by garments or other materials beyond protective shells
to apparel
vsto clad
  • Formal
1 7.2

To put clothes on someone

is broader and covers by garments or other materials not only supplying outfits
to enclothe
vsto clad
  • Archaic
9.9

To put clothes on a person or thing

is broader and covers by garments or other materials not only supplying garments
to vesture
vsto clad
  • Literature
9.9

To cover with clothes, for example a cloak

is broader and allows covering by materials other than just garments or cloaks

Antonyms

to strip
  • NSFW
63 3.4

Take off most or all clothes

37 2.7

Remove a cover to show what is under it

Idioms

12 3.9

Wearing a certain kind of clothing or covered with a material

Compounds

10 6.5

Wearing very few clothes that barely cover the body

1 7.2

Covered with heavy metal plates for protection

7.9

Fully developed with all parts and detail needed

3.8

Covered with snow, like roofs or mountain peaks in winter

How Covered

to encase
34 4.9
to plate
  • Specialized
37 6.2
to clad
16 5.7
to coat
105 2.8
to clothe
19 3.2

Surface Forms

clad infinitive
clad past
clad past participle
cladding present participle
clads third person singular

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.