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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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Proverbs 27:26
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Proverbs 27:26 · retained source text

The lambes are for thy clothing, and the goates are the price of thy field.

Proverbs 31:22
She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 31:22 · retained source text

She maketh herselfe couerings of tapestrie; her cloathing is silke and purple.

Proverbs 31:25
Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
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Strength and honour are her cloathing; and she shall reioyce in time to come.

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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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