clad
pronunciation
How to pronounce clad in British English:
UK [klæd]
How to pronounce clad in American English:
US [klæd]
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- Adjective:
- wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
- having an outer covering especially of thin metal
Word Origin
- clad (adj.)
- "clothed," c. 1300, mid-13c., from clad, alternative past tense and past participle of clothe. Old English had geclæþd, past participle of clæþan.
Example
- 1. The young girl was lightly clad .
- 2. She , too , was clad only in a chemise and a knitted petticoat patched with bits of old cloth .
- 3. The stranger looked the burly green clad samurai deep in his .
- 4. The tailor 's wife is worst clad .
- 5. The knight was completely clad in armor .