clothes \ˈklō(th)z\noun plural Usage:often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clāthas, plural of clāth cloth, article of clothing — more at cloth 1.: clothing 1a 2.: bedclothes 3.: all the cloth articles of personal and household use that can be washed < I always wash clothes on Mondays > 4. a.: distinctive style : guise < old theories in contemporary verbal clothes > b.: character, role < stepping into the clothes of the departed leader >