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clothing

Meaning of “clothing”

Sense 1: Garments or covering for the body. Sense 2: Figuratively, that which covers or invests.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
19 occurrences19 verses9 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Job 22:6

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Mark 12:38
¶ And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
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1611 witness · Mark 12:38 · retained source text

¶ And he said vnto them in his doctrine, Beware of the Scribes, which loue to goe in long clothing, and loue salutations in the market places,

1611 marginal noteMatth. 23.5.

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Covering with or putting on vestments of any kind; providing with garments; investing; covering. CLOTHING, noun 1. Garments in general; clothes; dress; raiment; covering. As for me--my clothing was sackcloth. Psalms 35:13. 2. The art or practice of making cloth. The king took measures to instruct the refugees from Flanders in the art of clothing

volume 1, leaf 411, column 1 (entry starts at OCR line 18)

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