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Pronunciation : Cloth"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. Garments in general; clothes; dress; raiment; covering. From others he shall stand in need of nothing, Yet on his brothers shall depend for clothing. Milton. As for me, . . . my clothing was sackloth. Ps. xxxv. 13
2. The art of process of making cloth. [R.] Instructing [refugees] in the art of clothing. Ray.
3. A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat. Knight.
4. (Mach.)
Defn: See Card clothing, under 3d Card.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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