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trains of wagons, employed in the transportation of munitions of war, money, subsistence, clothing, etc., and having an armed escort.

An allowance of meat, drink, or clothing due from an abbey or other religious house for the sustenance of such of the king's servants as he may designate to receive it. [Written also corrody.]

A cover or sheath; as, a roller cot (the clothing of a drawing roller in a spinning frame); a cot for a sore finger.

Anything which covers or conceals, as a roof, a screen, a wrapper, clothing, etc. Noah removed the covering of the ark. Gen. viii. 13. They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold. Job. xxiv. 7. A covering over the well's mouth. 2 Sam. xvii. 19.

divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip; to divest; as, to denude one of clothing, or lands.

To strip, as of clothing; to divest or unclothe. [Obs.] Chaucer.

s, -- used for the lighter sails of vessels, the sacking of beds, and sometimes for men's clothing.

py of something, to be used as a substitute; a model; a lay figure; as, a figure on which clothing is exhibited in shop windows; a blank paper copy used to show the size of the future book, etc.

A light over-garment, worn in traveling to protect the clothing from dust. [U.S.]

aid to be injurious to figs. -- Fig leaf, the leaf tree; hence, in allusion to the first clothing of Adam and Eve (Genesis iii.7), a covering for a thing that ought to be concealed; esp., an inadequate covering; a symbol for affected modesty. -- Fig marigold (Bot.), the name of several plants of the genus Mesembryant…

p or ribbon; esp.: (a) A strip of metal from which coins are punched. (b) A strip of card clothing. (c) A thin projecting band or strip.

ing to move away from a center, rather than remain in a compact group; -- used of hair or clothing or of small particles of matter. Light objects or particles readily taking a static electric charge may be moved apart by acquisition of a charge, or by approach of a charged object. Such a property is called flyaway. S…

plike; characteristic of a top in dress or manners; making an ostentatious display of gay clothing; affected in manners.

Articles of clothing made of fur; as, a set of furs for a lady (a collar, tippet, or cape, muff, etc.). Wrapped up in my furs. Lady M. W. Montagu.

oots or buskins; in Scotland, short spatterdashes or riding trousers, worn over the other clothing.

Clothing in general.

Any article of clothing, as a coat, a gown, etc. No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto old garment. Matt. ix. 16.

Clothing; dress.

Having the qualities of gauze; thin; light; as, gauze merino underclothing.

Clothing; garments; ornaments. Array thyself in thy most gorgeous gear. Spenser.