Verb

clothing

  1. Present participle of clothe.

Noun

Singular clothing

Plural uncountable

clothing (uncountable)

  1. Clothes; apparel for wearing.

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Tue Jul 7 02:05:07 2009

A feature of nearly all human societies is the wearing of clothing or clothes, a category encompassing a wide variety of materials that cover the body. The primary purpose of clothing is functional, as a protection from the elements. Clothes enhance safety during activity by providing a barrier between the skin and the environment. Clothing also acts as a hygenic barrier, keeping toxins away from the body and limiting the transmission of bacteria and viruses. Outside of their purely functional purpose, clothes often play an important social and cultural role. Most socieities develop norms about modesty, religious practices, behavioral appropriateness, social status, and even political affiliations in which clothes play an important role. Finally, clothing functions as a form of adornment and an expression of personal taste or style.

Throughout history clothes have been made of materials ranging from natural grasses and furs to elaborate and exotic synthetic compounds. Some recent scientific research involving lice estimates that humans have been wearing clothing for as long as 650,000 years..

Articles carried rather than worn (such as purses, canes, and umbrellas) are normally considered fashion accessories rather than clothing, but hats and small dress sweaters can be called either clothing or accessories. Jewelry and eyeglasses are usually considered as accessories as well, even though in common speech these particular items are described as being worn rather than carried.

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Mon Jul 6 05:24:28 2009

How do you remove sunscreen smell from clothing?
Q. I use regular Tide detergent on the normal cycle in my washing machine, but I can not get the sunscreen smell out of my clothes. No matter what I do, they still smell like sunscreen. Especially the neckline of shirts. Does anyone have any suggestions how to get this smell out of my clothing so I don't smell like a beach bum when I wear these clothes again?
Asked by melisgrubb - Thu May 15 08:09:44 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. my husband is a chef and we have found that the only thing that takes the kitchen smell (he works at a seafood restaurant, btw) is Tide with Febreeze. i think you can get a Febreeze additive for the laundry, too. i do all of our laundry in Tide with Febreeze - and our clothes smell like fresh laundry. hope that helps.
Answered by knit gangsta - Thu May 15 08:19:34 2008

Where do clothing store owners get their clothes from?
Q. I've noticed a lot of young people my age (early twenties) opening their own clothing stores. I was thinking about doing the same. But where do they get their clothes from? I'm planning on marketing to teens and people in their twenties. Selling things like the store Gadzooks sold. But have no clue as to where to get the clothing from.
Asked by Dana . - Sat Feb 28 21:21:43 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. From wholesalers. Do a net search for "clothing wholesalers" Some buy direct from the manufacturer.
Answered by chuckles951 - Sat Feb 28 21:38:31 2009

When your clothing tears do you have it repaired or do you disgard it?
Q. I understand that there is a resurgence in hand crafted goods and I wonder if that includes having clothing mended? Do you mend your own clothing or do you pay someone to do it for you? Or do you dispose of it by donating to charity or tossing into trash? Among collectibles in vintage Japanese country clothing are the indigo dyed cotton or hemp coats worn by the fishermen.The more patched and worn out, the higher the value for collectors. The women in the fisherman's life mended and patched their coats with fabrics that created a work of art with fine stitching in white thread over the indigo blue and white coat.Some of the coats are so beautiful,so elegantly simple. Collectors are buying coats that were found in the trash,nearly in… [cont.]
Asked by TraditionalValuesStrongWorkEthic - Fri Sep 28 13:31:42 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. For me, it depends on the item. If it's a shirt that I love, then I will stitch it back together until there is nothing left to stitch, but if it's something that was a hand me down or something that I just have that I don't really care for, I will toss it or cut it up and use it as a cleaning rag.
Answered by adorethasp - Fri Sep 28 13:37:21 2007

From Yahoo Answer Search: "clothing"
Sun Jul 12 00:13:06 2009

Clothing is material used to cover parts of the human body for protection against the environment, for comfort and body modesty, and as personal decoration ("fashion"), often reflecting religious, cultural, and social customs. Clothes are individual articles of clothing (although the term is always used in plural form).

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  • Vestis facit virum.
    • English: Clothes make the man.
    • Latin proverb, unidentfied origin
    • Quoted in Halyard, Ned (1849). "The Owners" (in English). Sea Songs, Tales, Etc.. Palmer & Hoby. pp. page 263. Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
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