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Clothes vs Clothes - What's the difference?

clothes | clothes |

In plural only|lang=en terms the difference between clothes and clothes

is that clothes is (plural only) items of clothing; apparel while clothes is (plural only) items of clothing; apparel.

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between clothes and clothes

is that clothes is (obsolete) while clothes is (obsolete).

In en-third-person singular of|clothe terms the difference between clothes and clothes

is that clothes is (clothe) while clothes is (clothe).

As nouns the difference between clothes and clothes

is that clothes is (plural only) items of clothing; apparel while clothes is (plural only) items of clothing; apparel.

As verbs the difference between clothes and clothes

is that clothes is (clothe) while clothes is (clothe).

clothes

English

Etymology 1

(etyl)

Noun

(head)
  • (plural only) Items of clothing; apparel.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=6 citation , passage=Even in an era when individuality in dress is a cult, his clothes were noticeable. He was wearing a hard hat of the low round kind favoured by hunting men, and with it a black duffle-coat lined with white.}}
  • (obsolete) .
  • The covering of a bed; bedclothes.
  • * Prior
  • She turned each way her frighted head, / Then sunk it deep beneath the clothes .
    Derived terms
    (terms derived from "clothes") * bedclothes * clotheshorse * clothesline * clothes moth * clothes-peg * clothes peg * clothespin * clotehspress * swaddling clothes * swathing clothes

    See also

    * clothing * gear * threads

    Etymology 2

    clothes

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl)

    Noun

    (head)
  • (plural only) Items of clothing; apparel.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=6 citation , passage=Even in an era when individuality in dress is a cult, his clothes were noticeable. He was wearing a hard hat of the low round kind favoured by hunting men, and with it a black duffle-coat lined with white.}}
  • (obsolete) .
  • The covering of a bed; bedclothes.
  • * Prior
  • She turned each way her frighted head, / Then sunk it deep beneath the clothes .
    Derived terms
    (terms derived from "clothes") * bedclothes * clotheshorse * clothesline * clothes moth * clothes-peg * clothes peg * clothespin * clotehspress * swaddling clothes * swathing clothes

    See also

    * clothing * gear * threads

    Etymology 2