- clothing
- garment
- dress
- wear
- gear
- clothes [pl.] the things that you wear, such as shirts, jackets, dresses, and pants:Please pick your clothes up off the floor.
- clothing [U] (somewhat formal) clothes, especially a particular type of clothes:warm clothing
- Clothing is more formal than clothes and is used especially to mean “a particular type of clothes.” There is no singular form of clothes or clothing:a piece/an item/an article of clothing is used to talk about one thing that you wear, such as a dress or shirt.
- garment (formal) a piece of clothing:He was wearing a strange shapeless garment. Garment should only be used in formal or literary contexts; in everyday contexts use a piece of clothing.
- dress [U] clothes, especially when worn in a particular style or for a particular occasion:Casual dress is allowed on Fridays.
- wear [U] (usually in compounds) clothes for a particular purpose or occasion, especially when it is being sold in stores:the children's wear department
- gear [U] clothes for a particular purpose:the most advanced cold-weather gear (= warm boots, coats, gloves, etc.)
- casual clothes/clothing/dress/wear
- evening/formal clothes/dress/wear
- designer/sports clothes/clothing/garments/wear/gear
- children's/men's/ladies' clothes/clothing/garments/wear
- to have on/be in/wear …clothes/garments/gear
a person who seems to be friendly or harmless but is really an enemy
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