Reverse Dictionary: CLOTHES

ADJECTIVES
1300 ► SINGLE marked by scantiness or simplicity of clothing → obs.
1400 ► UMEST uppermost, outermost; said of clothes → Sc. obs.
1430 ► FEAT becoming, well fitting, neat, elegant; hence of the wearer: neatly attired; said of dress → obs. exc. arch. & Eng. dial.
1602 ► RUSTY of clothes: faded through use; worn, shabby
1610 ► PALLIATE wearing a cloak → obs.
1621 ► LAX loose-fitting, worn loosely; said of clothes 
1679 ► WHITTERISH pale, faded, washed out; said of clothes which have lost their colour from the effect of the sun or from frequent washing, and are becoming whitish → Eng. dial.
1704 ► ADAMITICAL pert. to or resembling Adam; hence, as applied to clothing, scanty 
L18   ► IN (FULL) FEATHER in one’s best clothes → US sl.
1801 ► FEATLY neat, well-fitting; said of a dress → arch.
1812 ► SCOORY → SCOURIE → SCOURY shabby, worn, threadbare; said of clothes → Sc.
1825 ► DABBY wet and clinging to the body; said of clothes 
1827 ► HABILATORY pert. to clothing or garments; having reference to dressing; wearing clothes 
1831 ► OTHER → TOTHER best, dressiest; said of clothes → Amer. dial.
1838 ► GARBLESS without clothing 
M19  ► HANKY-SPANKY smart, stylish; said of well-cut clothes → Amer.
1857 ► TOGLESS without clothes; naked; also, without proper dress 
1880 ► RAGG-ARSED → RAGG-ASSED → RAGGED-ARSED → RAGGEDY-ARSE → RAGGEDY-ARSED → RAGGEDY-ASS → RAGGEDY-ASSED → RAGGY-ARSE → RAGGY-ARSED tattered; said of clothes → sl.
1887 ► BUMFLY of clothing, etc.: rumpled, puckered; bulging; of a person; wearing such clothing,  untidy in appearance → Sc. & N. Ireland
1892 ► DANDY-GO-RUSSET old, worn-out, faded, rusty-coloured; said of clothes → Eng. dial.
1895 ► PEEKABOO said of a garment with decorative holes or slashes → US sl.
20C   ► OBSOCKY ill-fitting, mis-shapen; said of clothes → W. Indies sl.
1900 ► BUTTERFLY gaudy, tasteless, flashy; said of clothes → sl.
1903 ► HARD-BOILED stiff, rigid; said of clothing → Amer. dial.
1904 ► SCARE scant, flimsy; said of apparel → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► NEW-ON new, fresh; said of clothes → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► THIEF-LIKE unbecoming, not handsome; said of dress → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 ► UNDER-HAPPED not sufficiently clothed → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1929 ► NIBBETY tight or close-fitting; cut rather short; said of clothes → Sc.
1930 ► UNCASSEN not faded or worn; said of clothes → Sc.
1937 ► PACE-NEW new for Easter; said of clothes → Sc.
1940 ► STREAM-LINE → STREAM-LINED neatly and closely tailored; said of clothes 
1943 ► RAGA-RAGA → RAGGA-RAGGA ragged, worn-out; said of clothes → W. Indies sl.
M20  ► SHARP stylish, neatly fashionable, smart; said of clothes → colloq.
1954 ► MEETING-GOING best, most formal; said of clothes → Amer. dial.
1960 ► QUILTY luxurious; said of clothes → African-American sl.
1970 ► LAID TO THE BONE cut so well they seem a second skin; said of clothes → African-American sl.

ADVERBS
1898 ► BAHANGS hanging down untidily, ragged at the bottom; said of clothes → Eng. dial. (Bk.)

NOUNS
1000 ► HATERS clothes, clothing collectively → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1000 ► HATTERN clothes, clothing of all kinds, clothing collectively → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1000 ► I-WEDE an item of clothing; a garment; also, a piece of armour → obs..
1200 ► HATERING clothing → obs.
1225 ► HABIT clothing, dress; bodily apparel or attire → arch.
1230 ► HATTERS clothes, clothing of all kinds → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1307 ► DUDS clothing → UK sl.
1341 ► BACKS clothes → obs.
1420 ► HABIT a set or suit of clothes → arch.
1440 ► RAIMENT clothing, clothes, dress, apparel 
1477 ► HABITS clothes, garments 
1483 ► RAIMENT an article of clothing, a garment, a dress → obs.
1491 ► HABILIMENTS the apparel, vestments, or garments appropriate to any office or occasion; also applied jocularly or grandiloquently to ordinary clothes 
1586 ► ACCOUTREMENTS clothes, trappings, apparel
1589 ► ABILIMENT clothing appropriate for someone’s job, status, etc. → obs.
1593 ► CASES clothes, garments → obs.
1611 ► ADVESTURE the act of clothing → obs.
1624 ► MAGAZINE a stock of clothing, wardrobe → obs.
1637 ► SUITING the act of clothing or attiring → obs.
1656 ► BACK-TIMBER clothing → humorous usage, obs.
1664 ► RIGGING an item of clothing; clothing, dress
1676 ► LURRIES clothes, garments → sl. obs.
1696 ► RUM RIGGING fine clothes → sl.
1698 ► TACKLE a person’s best clothes → sl.
1701 ► BULEMENTS clothes, garments → Sc.
1712 ► BUSSING clothes, attire → Sc. obs. rare
1724 ► BRAWS a person’s best clothes; finery → Sc.
1724 ► HAP clothing, dress, a thick outer garment; a covering or wrap of any kind → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1729 ► RIGGING a set of clothes, an outfit; dress; style → sl.
1740 ► FRIPPERY a place where old clothes were sold
1745 ► WALLOP an article of ragged clothing; ragged clothing → Sc.
1747 ► BEST BIB AND TUCKER a person’s smartest clothes → sl.
1747 ► WHILLY-WALLIES → WILLY-WALLIES fine clothes, finery → Sc.
1768 ► HAVINGS clothing, dress, garments → Sc.
1768 ► ICTA clothing → Sc.
1775 ► CAUSEY-CLOTHES clothes in which one may appear in public
1779 ► TOGS clothing → sl.
1787 ► ABOULZIEMENT → ABULIEMENT clothing, dress; generally plural → Sc. obs.
1790 ► HAPPINGS clothes, esp. bed-clothes → Sc. & Eng. dial.
19C   ► FRIGGLE-FRAGGLES useless, vain ornaments of dress → Sc.
19C   ► MUFTI ordinary clothes worn by someone who usually wears a uniform to work → orig. military usage
19C   ► TACKLE any clothes → sl.
E19   ► EEL-SKINS any tight-fitting article of clothing; very tight trousers → Brit. sl.
1805 ► PACE-CLOTHES new clothes worn at Easter → Eng. dial.
1809 ► TOGGS clothes → sl.
1812 ► TOGGERY clothes collectively; garments → colloq.
1819 ► MAN-MILLINERY clothing or apparel (e.g. uniforms, ecclesiastical vestments) to which men devote their attention trivially or unworthily → contemptuous usage
1819 ► TATTER-WALLOPS torn flapping clothing → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1823 ► RIG-OUT a set of clothes, an outfit; dress; style → sl.
1825 ► PALLIONS useless or worn-out articles of clothing → Sc.
1825 ► WALLIES fine clothes → Sc.
1826 ► THREADS clothing → sl., orig. & chiefly US
1829 ► CITS civilian clothes → US services’ sl.
1830 ► LONG TOGS landsmen’s clothes → nautical usage
1832 ► GARMENTURE clothing, array, attire 
1832 ► REACH-ME-DOWNS secondhand or ready-made clothes 
1834 ► FLASH-TOGGERY smart clothes → sl.
1837 ► LONG TOGGERY landsmen’s clothes → nautical usage
1838 ► THECKING → THEEKING clothing, covering to the body, etc. → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1843 ► RIG a set of clothes, an outfit; dress; style → sl.
1846 ► SUNDAY BEST a person’s smartest clothes, orig. as worn on a Sunday → sl.
1847 ► GET-UP a set of clothes, esp. an unusual one → sl.
1848 ► WALLFLOWERS old clothes exposed for sale → sl.
M19  ► CANT OF TOGS a gift of clothes
M19  ► LAYOUT a set of clothes → sl.
M19  ► OLD CLO old clothes → sl.
M19  ► RAG ALLEY the garment industry → sl.
M19  ► RAG FAIR the garment industry → sl.
M19  ► RAG TRADE the garment industry → sl.
M19  ► WARPAINT court dress, formal dress → sl.
1851 ► PAFFALDIN a quantity of unnecessary and heavy clothing → Eng. dial.
1853 ► BAGS clothes that hang loosely about the wearer; trousers → UK sl.
1853 ► HARNESS clothing, dress, garments; esp. a uniform → Amer. dial.
1853 ► HARTOGS good clothes that are gone to the bad, or are a long way past their best → Amer. dial.
1855 ► RAGGERY clothes, esp. women’s → sl.
1860 ► RAGS AND JAGS tattered clothing → sl.
1862 ► IKTA clothing → Amer. dial.
1862 ► TROTTING HARNESS a person’s best clothes → Amer. dial.
1870 ► DRAG women’s clothes worn by men → sl.
1870 ► GO-TO-MEETING BAGS best clothes → sl.
1871 ► UPPINGS new or repaired clothes, etc. → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1872 ► FIZZMIGIGS absurd articles of dress → Eng. dial.
1872 ► GANGERY fine clothes; finery, tawdry apparel → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1873 ► HABS clothes, garments → Sc.
1875 ► HAP-WARM a warm, substantial article of dress → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1879 ► CLOBBER clothing; gear, equipment → Brit. sl.
1887 ► ILL-BIND a bad shape or form; said of articles of dress → Sc. obs.
1889 ► CIVIES → CIVVIES  civilian clothes → services’ sl.
1890 ► BIB AND TUCKER smart holiday clothes → Eng. dial.
1892 ► TROTTING RIGGINGS a person’s best clothes → Amer. dial.
1894 ► NUMBER an article of clothing; a garment → sl.
1895 ► BAIRN-CLOUTS a baby’s clothes → Sc.
1896 ► RIG-UP a set of clothes, esp. an unusual one → sl.
1896 ► TRAPPATCH a rent in clothes → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► BAD → BADD → BAUD an article of clothing; a suit of clothes → Sc.
1898 ► DOG-ROBBERS civilian clothes worn by a naval officer on shore leave → sl.
1898 ► BECOMES a person’s best clothes → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► BILIMENTS clothing, habiliments → Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
1899 ► GLAD RAGS a person’s one’s smartest clothes → sl., orig. US
1899 ► ONPUT that which is put on, dress; esp. used of an article of clothing that can be worn only once without cleaning, etc. 
1899 ► ONPUTTING that which is put on, dress; esp. used of an article of clothing that can be worn only once without cleaning, etc. → Sc.
20C   ► CHECKEROO any item made of checked cloth, as a shirt, dress, etc. → Amer. sl.
20C   ► CRUSH’N clothes which look good → teen & high school sl.
20C   ► DASHLIN second-best clothes → Irish sl.
20C   ► OLD DAMPA old clothes → W. Indies sl.
1900 ► DIRTYING the wearing of clothes from one washing to another → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 ► BAGGING clothing → Aust. sl.
1901 ► GLAD CLOTHES a person’s best clothes → Amer. dial.
1901 ► GLADS a person’s best clothes → Amer. dial.
1901 ► TACK a shred of clothing, the least covering of clothes, a ‘stitch’ → Ireland
1903 ► ROAST-MEAT CLOTHES Sunday or holiday gear → sl. (Bk.)
1904 ► MONKEY CLOTHES evening clothes; a man’s formal dress; evening clothes → Amer. sl.
1905 ► DOLL RAGS clothes, personal belongings → Amer. dial.
1905 ► HACKLE clothing, covering, clothes → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► HAP-GEAR clothing of all sorts → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► TEUGS clothes; ‘togs’ → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 ► THANK-YOU-SIR a secondhand article of clothing → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1911 ► BOBANTILTER any dangling piece of dress → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 ► BRAVERIE fine clothes, showy dress → Sc. (Bk.)
1913 ► PRETTIES fine or delicate clothes
1914 ► SEA-GOING CLOTHES tailor made clothes → Amer. Navy sl. (Bk.)
1920 ► WRAPPING clothes, esp. female
1925 ► PNEUMONIA RIG a set of tropical clothing → Royal Navy sl.
1926 ► THREADS clothes, esp. a suit of clothes
1927 ► FALL TOGS good and respectable clothes to be worn when on trial so as to create a favourable impression → Amer. criminals’ sl.
1930 ► PALLION a big, unwieldy article of clothing; a clumsy, old-fashioned garment; a bundle of clothes → Sc.
1930 ► SET OF THREADS fine clothing → African-American sl.
1931 ► WHISTLE (AND FLUTE) a suit of clothes → UK rhyming sl.
1932 ► VINE a suit of clothes, esp. a stylish one, usually for a man → African-American sl.
1932 ► VINES clothing
1938 ► DRAPES clothes; a zoot suit → sl., orig. US jazz usage
1938 ► SHIFT a change of clothes 
1938 ► SHIFTING CLOTHES a change of clothes → Amer. dial.
1939 ► CUT-ME-DOWN a hand-me-down garment altered for a younger or smaller person
1939 ► MOCKER → MOKKER clothing, dress, attire → Aust. & NZ sl.
1940 ► GIGGLE badly fitting items of clothing of the type issued to Australian service personnel during World War II → Aust. sl.
1940 ► ALABAMA WOOL cotton clothing, esp. underwear → Amer. dial.
1940 ► CIT DUDS → CIT RAGS  civilian clothes → World War II Amer. sl.
1940 ► LAUNDRY clothes that are being worn → US sl.
1940 ► RAH-RAH clothes fashionable among students in Black colleges → US students’ sl.
1940 ► SILKS expensive clothing, possibly actually made of silk → African-American sl.
1942 ► FEATHERS a person’s best clothes → Amer. sl.
1942 ► FIG LEAVES clothes, esp. those that cover the private parts → Amer. sl.
1947 ► VINES a person’s best clothes → African-American sl.
1947 ► SHAPE DRAPES clothes → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1947 ► SOCK FROCK girl’s attractive clothes → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1947 ► WHISTLE BAIT girl’s attractive clothes → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1950 ► CAT CLOTHES fashionable clothing as favoured by jazz fans
1950 ► OLD BADS old clothes → W. Indies sl.
1950 ► OLD BROKE old clothes → W. Indies sl.
1950 ► OLD NET ragged work-clothes → W. Indies sl.
1950 ► RAGAMOFI → RAGAMORFI ragged clothes → W. Indies sl.
1950 ► TAN-PAN-MI ragged, old work-clothes, esp. when very filthy → W. Indies sl.
1954 ► GLAD GARMENTS a person’s best clothes → Amer. dial.
1954 ► OILIES work clothes → US sl.
1959 ► DRAG clothing in general → sl.
1959 ► SCHMUTTER → SHMUTER → SHMUTTER clothing → sl., chiefly US
1960 ► IJUWISHI expensive clothing → S. Afr. Black sl.
1960 ► RAGS any clothing, even the best; stylish, fashionable clothes 
1960 ► SIMP TOGS best clothes; smart clothes → sl.
1960 ► STYLES expensive and attractive clothes → African-American sl.
1963 ► DISMALS work clothes → Amer. dial.
1965 ► BEST FEATHERS a person’s best clothes → Amer. sl.
1965 ► CATTING CLOTHES a person’s best clothes → Amer. dial.
1965 ► FINE FEATHERS a person’s best clothes → Amer. sl.
1965 ► PASS-DOWN a piece of secondhand clothing → Amer. dial.
1965 ► PASS-ME-DOWN a piece of secondhand clothing → Amer. dial.
1965 ► PASS-ME-ON a piece of secondhand clothing → Amer. dial.
1965 ► PASS-ON a piece of secondhand clothing → Amer. dial.
1966 ► BEZZIES a person’s most respectable clothes; best clothes → colloq.
1966 ► TRUNK a person’s best clothes → Amer. dial., African-American usage
1966 ► TRUNK AND TRAY a person’s best clothes → Amer. dial., African-American usage
1967 ► APPEARING-OUT CLOTHES best clothes for going to church, or parties, etc. → Amer. dial.
1967 ► CUT-DOWN a hand-me-down garment altered for a younger or smaller person
1968 ► BAD RAGS stylish clothes; one’s best, most fashionable clothes → Amer. dial.
1968 ► BAG a man’s suit of clothes → Amer. sl.
1968 ► GRUBBIES old, comfortable clothing, esp. a T-shirt and jeans → Amer. students’ sl.
1968 ► GRUBS old, comfortable clothing, esp. a T-shirt and jeans → Amer. students’ sl.
1969 ► ONE-DAY CLOTHES a person’s best clothes → Amer. dial.
1969 ► GRUBS old, comfortable clothes (Bk.)
1970 ► ALL-AND-ALL a person’s best clothes → Amer. dial.
1970 ► CHEST CLOTHES a person’s best clothes → Amer. dial.
1970 ► GLAD DUDS a person’s best clothes → Amer. dial.
1970 ► SKITS clothes (Bk.)
1972 ► BAD CLOTHES stylish clothes; handsome or attractive attire → Amer. dial.
1972 ► BAD WEAVE stylish clothes; handsome or attractive attire → Amer. dial.
1972 ► FABRIC clothes, clothing in general → US sl.
1985 ► FAG RAGS smart casual clothing→ African-American sl.
1985 ► KIT clothing; often used in the context of undressing → sl., chiefly Brit.
1988 ► GUTTER WEAR fashionably shabby clothing → US sl.
1995 ► FANCINESS items of clothing or jewellery that are expensive or flashy → W. Indies sl.
1999 ► SWAG clothes → UK sl.
1999 ► VISITING CARD any article of clothing or an object readily recognizable as belonging to a certain person (Bk.)
2000 ► CK Calvin Klein™ clothing → US sl.
2004 ► BLANG expensive, ostentatious clothing and jewellery
2006 ► FRONTS clothing; a sports jacket (Bk.)

NOUNS, PERSON
1225 ► DUBBER a renovator of old clothes → obs.
E17   ► SILKWORM a person who wears silk clothes → obs. rare, derogatory
E19   ► FANTAILER a person whose tail coat is excessively long → sl.
1823 ► BAGMAN a secondhand clothes street dealer → sl.
1824 ► DABBLE-DOCK a person with wet, draggled clothes → Sc. obs.
1824 ► DADGIL a person wearing ill-fitting clothes and with a foolish gait → Sc.
1837 ► MAN-MERCER a person who deals in man’s wear 
1864 ► CLOBBERER a patcher of clothes and shoes 
1896 ► WARDROBE DEALER a dealer in secondhand clothes 
1901 ► ALTERATION HAND a person who alters or remakes readymade clothes to suit customers’ requirements, or repairs or renovates old or secondhand garments 
1930 ► PALLION a person who wears a lot of clothes → Sc.
1930 ► ZOOT-SUITER a foolish, arrogant, vulgar young man, esp. when his image is boosted by flashy clothes → US sl.
1950 ► CHESTERFIELD a person who enjoys dressing up, or who spends too much on clothes → Amer. dial.
1950 ► SAGA-BOY a young person who adopts a particular style of dressing, as tight-waisted jackets and peg-top trousers → W. Indies sl.
1953 ► GARMENTEER a clothing dealer 
1965 ► MISS MUGGINS a notional seller of out-of-fashion clothing → Barbados sl.
1967 ► PENGUIN a man wearing black-and-white evening dress, esp. one having a stiff or pompous demeanour → humorous or derogatory
1990 ► ESPRIT CHICK a girl who wears only designer clothing and looks down on others who dress differently → US teen sl.

PHRASES
M19  ► ALL BUM wearing a noticeably large bustle (a stuffed pad that emphasized the rear of the dress); said of a woman → sl.
1910 ► MORE CURTAINS! used by women to tease anyone passing by in evening dress → Cockney sl.
1942 ► WHO HUNG THAT MESS ON YOU? said when complimenting clothes → US sl. (Bk.)
1969 ► GOT YOUR BOYFRIEND said when your skirt is turned up accidentally just a little → Amer. dial.

VERBS
1808 ► SAIR to fit, to be large enough for; said of clothes → Sc.
1822 ► NIP to fit tightly, to constrict; said of clothes → Sc.
1852 ► SHIFT (ONESELF) to change clothes → Amer. dial.
1866 ► FAY to fit; said of a coat → US
1866 ► VAND to fit, to become the person; said of clothes → Sc. obs.
1887 ► FLASH THE DRAG to wear women’s clothes for immoral purposes → sl.
1890 ► CAST YOUR SKIN to pull off your clothes → sl. (Bk.)
1897 ► ILL-SET to be ill-becoming or unsuitable for; of clothes: to be ill-fitting → Sc.
1898 ► CATCH UP of clothes: to dry (Bk.)
L19   ► WRING ONESELF to change clothes → UK criminals’ sl.
1900 ► DALLACK to wear clothes roughly or disorderly; to wear out; to drag or trail carelessly → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1904 ► SCASH → SCASHLE → SCASS → SKASHLE to be careless about one’s dress → Sc. (Bk.)
1914 ► DAGGLE DOWN to hang down or trail so as to draggle; said of a skirt → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1940 ► CHANGE UP to change clothes → Amer. dial.
1968 ► HANG IT ON ONE’S BACK to spend too much on clothes, or to overdress; said of a woman → Amer. dial.
1979 ► SEASON to let dry by exposure to air; said of clothes → Amer. dial.
1980 ► SPORT to wear stylish clothes → African-American & college sl.
1999 ► SNOWDROP to steal clothes from the washing line (Bk.)