a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
"After washing her stained clothing, she folded the shirts and pants neatly into the drawer."
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.
"The donation bin was overflowing with gently used clothing from every season and style."
In plain English: Clothing is any item you wear to cover your body, like shirts, pants, and shoes.
"She packed her clothing in two suitcases before heading to the airport."
Usage: Use "clothing" to refer collectively to garments worn on the body, such as saying "the store sells winter clothing." Do not add an apostrophe to make it plural, as the word is already plural in form even when referring to multiple items.
present participle of clothe
"The charity launched a campaign to clothe homeless families during the winter storm."
In plain English: To clothe someone means to give them clothes to wear.
"The designer decided to clothing the entire cast in costumes for the new play."
Usage: The word "clothing" functions only as an adjective or noun and cannot be used as a verb in modern English. When describing the act of dressing someone or something, you must use the past tense "clothed" or the present tense "cloth."
The word clothing comes from Middle English and originally referred to the act or process of clothedng someone. It entered modern usage as a standard term for garments worn on the body.