clothes
- clothing - cloth
‘clothes’
Clothes /kləʊðz/ are things you wear, such as shirts, trousers, dresses, and coats.
I took off all my clothes.
Be careful
There is no singular form of clothes. In formal English, you can talk about a garment, a piece of clothing, or an article of clothing, but in ordinary conversation, you usually name the piece of clothing you are talking about.
There is no singular form of clothes. In formal English, you can talk about a garment, a piece of clothing, or an article of clothing, but in ordinary conversation, you usually name the piece of clothing you are talking about.
‘clothing’
Clothing /^kləʊðɪŋ/ is the clothes people wear. You often use clothing to talk about particular types of clothes, for example winter clothing or warm clothing. Clothing is an uncountable noun. Don't talk about ‘clothings’ or ‘a clothing’.
Wear protective clothing.
Some locals offered food and clothing to the refugees.
‘cloth’
Cloth /klɒθ/ is fabric such as wool or cotton that is used for making such things as clothes.
I cut up strips of cotton cloth.
The women wove cloth for a living.
When cloth is used like this, it is an uncountable noun.
A cloth is a piece of fabric used for cleaning or dusting. The plural form of cloth is cloths, not ‘clothes’.
Clean with a soft cloth dipped in warm soapy water.
Don't leave damp cloths in a cupboard.