Clothes

·pl of Cloth.

II. Clothes ·noun ·pl The covering of a bed; bedclothes.

III. Clothes ·noun ·pl Covering for the human body; dress; vestments; vesture;

— a general term for whatever covering is worn, or is made to be worn, for decency or comfort.

Clothes' Exchange
On the east side of Houndsditch, north and south of Cutler Street. In Portsoken Ward (L.C.C. List of...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Clothes' Market
On the east side of Houndsditch, north of the Clothes' Exchange. It seems to be entered through Phil...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
small clothes
Breeches: a gird at the affected delicacy of the present age; a suit being called coat, waistcoat, a...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
clothes-horse
A frame-work for hanging clothes on to dry after they have been washed and ironed, in the form of an...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
clothes-lines
A complete system of parallel lines, hoisted between the main and mizen masts twice a week to dry th...

The Sailor's Word-Book