Clothing vs. Covering

Clothingnoun

Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion.

Coveringnoun

(countable) That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another.

Clothingnoun

An act or instance of putting clothes on.

‘The clothing and unclothing of the idols was of special significance.’;

Coveringnoun

(uncountable) Action of the verb to cover.

Clothingnoun

(obsolete) The art or process of making cloth.

Coveringnoun

Anything which covers or conceals, as a roof, a screen, a wrapper, clothing, etc.

‘Noah removed the covering of the ark.’; ‘They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.’; ‘A covering over the well's mouth.’;

Clothingnoun

A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.

Coveringnoun

a natural object that covers or envelops;

‘under a covering of dust’; ‘the fox was flushed from its cover’;

Clothingnoun

Garments in general; clothes; dress; raiment; covering.

‘From others he shall stand in need of nothing,Yet on his brothers shall depend for clothing.’; ‘As for me, . . . my clothing was sackloth.’;

Coveringnoun

an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)

Clothingnoun

The art of process of making cloth.

‘Instructing [refugees] in the art of clothing.’;

Coveringnoun

the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it;

‘the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft’;

Clothingnoun

A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.

Coveringnoun

the act of protecting something by covering it

Clothingnoun

See Card clothing, under 3d Card.

Coveringnoun

the work of applying something;

‘the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine’; ‘a complete bleach requires several applications’; ‘the surface was ready for a coating of paint’;

Clothingnoun

a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

Clothing

Clothing (also known as clothes, apparel, and attire) are items worn on the body. Typically, clothing is made of fabrics or textiles, but over time it has included garments made from animal skin and other thin sheets of materials and natural products found in the environment, put together.