The English words for clothing are usually clothing and dress, but the abbreviations are not commonly used

clothing

English [?kl?]? American [?klo]?

clothing

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n. Clothes; (especially some kind of) clothing

v. To dress...; to provide clothes for (someone)

The present participle of clothing

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dress

English [dres]? American [dres]?

n. dress; clothes

v. to wear clothes; to (someone) person) wear clothes; wear clothes of...; wear formal clothes

Third person singular: dresses Plural: dresses Present participle: dressing Past tense: dressed Past participle: dressed

Extended information:

Word analysis: Clothes ?clothing garment dress wear ?gear The above words all refer to clothes and clothing.

clothes refers to clothes, clothing

clothing

refers to clothes, especially a certain type of clothing:

clothing is more formal than clothes , especially used to refer to a certain type of clothing.

There is no singular form for clothes or clothing. To refer to a piece of clothing, use a piece/an item/an article of clothing

garment refers to a piece of clothing:

He was wearing a strange shapeless garment.

He was wearing a strange shapeless garment.

garment is only used in formal occasions or literary contexts. In daily life, a piece of clothing is used for a piece of clothing.

Dress refers to clothing, especially clothes worn in a certain style or on a certain occasion:

We were allowed to wear casual dress on Fridays.

We can wear casual clothes on Fridays.

Wear refers to clothes worn for a certain purpose or occasion, especially clothes sold in stores:

the children's wear department

children's wear department

gear(informal) clothes refers to clothes and clothing:

Her friends were all wearing the latest gear (= fashionable clothes).

Her friends were all wearing the latest clothes .

Reference material: Baidu Translation-clothing

Baidu Translation-dress