Middle English Dictionary Entry
clōthen v.
Entry Info
Forms | clōthen v. Also clathen, cloden, cloithen, clothi(e, klothen. Forms: p. clōthed, etc.; cladde, clā̆d(e; ppl. clōthed, clāthed, clōded, cloiþd, clōþd; clad(de, clā̆d(e, clodde, claude. |
Etymology | From clōth n. The late and rare Nhb. geclāded (vestitum) may also be derived from OE clāþ; no other forms of OE *clāþian have been found. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. clethen v.
1.
(a) To put clothing on (sb.), dress; clothe (sb. in a certain way); ~ in, ~ with, clothe (sb., the flesh) in (sth.); ~ in Stafford bleu, beat (sb.) black and blue; (b) refl. to put on one's clothes, get dressed; dress (in a certain way); ~ in, ~ mid, ~ with, dress oneself in (sth.); also, arm oneself with; ~ in heu, put on (someone's) colors, enter (someone's) service; (c) to put on (clothes), dress in (sth.), don; ~ on, put (a garment) on (oneself); (d) without prep. [?faulty translation]: to dress (sb.) in (a garment).
Associated quotations
a
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)2630 : Teremuth..fedde it wel and cloðen dede.
- 1372 At þe time (Adv 18.7.21)12 : At vnderne, lord, þei..cloþeden þe in pourpre.
- c1390 NHom.Abp.& N.(Vrn)235 : Wiþ heire ful hard his flesch he clad [rime: fed].
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.Cl.(Manly-Rickert)E.378 : This mayde..Fro foot to heed they clothed [vr. ycloþed] han al newe.
- a1400 Cursor (Göt Theol 107)3675 : Scho..clad him..wid his broder cloth.
- a1400 Cursor (Trin-C R.3.8)16619 : Þei clad him in a mantel reed.
- ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) (Tit C.16)9/12 : The Jewes setten him in a chayere & cladde him in a mantell.
- c1440 Bonav.Medit.(3) (Thrn)203 : 'Þerfore be-houes vs cloþe hym'..they toke ane olde rede mantill..& cloþed hym þerwith.
- c1450 NPass.(Add 31042)100/999 : Thay clothede hym in whitte clothes.
- a1500(?a1400) SLChrist (Hrl 3909)5968 : In a mantil of purpur hew þo knyȝtis cladden hym al a-mys.
- a1500(?a1390) Mirk Fest.(GoughETop 4)231/24 : Scho kloþyd hym as norses don.
- a1500 Who carpys (Trin-C O.9.38)p.29 : Clothe here well yn Stafford blewe.
b
- a1225(?OE) Lamb.Hom.(Lamb 487)53 : Monie of þas wimmen..claþeð heom mid ȝeoluwe claþe.
- c1230(?a1200) *Ancr.(Corp-C 402)4b : Her efter, scheoiende ow & claðinde [Nero: cloðinde] ow, seggeð Pater noster & Credo.
- (c1300) Havelok (LdMisc 108)1354 : Sone it was day, sone he him cladde [rime: radde].
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)11656 : Vor to wel cloþi hom, hii ne ȝeue hom no tome.
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)133/16 : Þe riche king of heuene..him cloþede mid þe cloþe of þe zenuolle.
- a1350 St.Alex.(1) (LdMisc 108)33/95 : His robe he ȝaf þer he sey nede & cloþede him-sulf in pore wede.
- c1350 Ayenb.App.(Arun 57)265/26 : Cloþeþ you mid godes armes: þe hauberk of ryȝt, þane sseld of beleaue, [etc.].
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)743 : He rises..& cloþed him sone.
- (c1380) Chaucer CT.SN.(Manly-Rickert)G.133 : She..Vnder hir robe..Hadde next hir flessh yclad hire [vr. sche clad hire] in an haire.
- (c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn.(Manly-Rickert)A.1409 : He chaunged his array And cladde [vr. clothid] hym as a poure laborer.
- c1390 PPl.A(1) (Vrn)prol.53 : Gret lobres..Cloþeden hem in Copes.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)2.2270 : Sche made Hercules so nyce..That he him clotheth [vr. clodeth] in hire cote.
- a1400(?a1350) Siege Troy(1) (Eg 2862)1697 : He clothed [vr. cladde] him in a nobel shroude.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)4977 : Hij cloþen hem wiþ grijs and ermyne.
- ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo.(Benson-Robinson)4.m.1.3 : Whanne the swifte thoght hath clothid it-self in tho fetheris, it despiseth the hateful erthes.
- (1445) ?Bokenham Claudian CS (Add 11814)259/4 : He lyst be mevid to clothe him in his roobys.
- a1450-1509 Rich.(Brunner)3119 : Kyng Richard cladde hym and aros.
- c1450(c1375) Chaucer Anel.(Benson-Robinson)145 : This fals Arcite..saw another lady..And ryght anon he cladde him in her hewe.
- c1450(c1385) Chaucer Mars (Benson-Robinson)284 : Now have ye cause to clothe yow in sable.
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)149 : Thei cloded hem warme as thei myght, for the froste was grete.
c
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)4.2236 : The lord nomore hath forto clothe..Than hath the povereste of the rowe.
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)3380 : Þys kote asswyþe on hym he cladde [rime: hadde].
- c1425 Arderne Fistula (Sln 6)1/19 : He did of al his knyȝtly clothinges and cladde mornyng clothes.
d
- a1425(a1382) WBible(1) (Corp-O 4)Gen.41.42 : Pharao seide to Joseph [etc.]..and he clothide hym a stool [WB(2): with a stoole] of biys.
2.
(a) To provide (sb.) with clothing, give clothes to (sb.), clothe (sb. in a certain way); ~ in, ~ mid, clothe with (garments of a certain kind); ~ of the same suit, clothe in the same way (as sb. else); (b) refl. to provide oneself with clothing; (c) to equip (sb.); (d) to get clothing, be clothed.
Associated quotations
a
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)6164 : Te birrþ claþenn nakedd mann, & sec mann þe birrþ frofrenn.
- c1300 Assump.Virg.(1) (Cmb Gg.4.27)114/123 : Aȝenes þat ihc me greþi may, And nyme lyue..of him þat haþ me cloþed and fed [vr. fedde and clad].
- (c1300) Havelok (LdMisc 108)1138 : Hwat sholde ich with wif do? I ne may hire fede, ne cloþe, ne sho.
- (c1300) Havelok (LdMisc 108)2907 : Þou feddes and claddes me ful wel.
- a1325(c1280) SLeg.Pass.(Pep 2344)731 : Þat beoþ..To cloþie þe nakede and þe ynles in house do.
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)835 : Nimeþ anon tresor inou..& cloþeþ [vr. cloþe] him mid þe beste cloþ.
- (c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn.(Manly-Rickert)A.2873 : And of the same suyte he cladde [vr. clothid] Arcite.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Sh.(Manly-Rickert)B.1202 : He moot vs clothe, and he moot vs arraye.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)5.2984 : This queene..Hire Sone..Let clothen in the same gere.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)8.652 : This lord he cladde.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.Cl.(Manly-Rickert)E.864 : Ye..richely me cladden [vrr. clad, clothid] of youre grace.
- a1400 Cursor (Göt Theol 107)23072 : Þai..gaue þair herte..þe nedi for to clath [Trin-C: cloþe] and fede.
- c1400(?a1387) PPl.C (Hnt HM 137)10.90 : Þat hath meny children, And hath no catel..to cloþy hem and to fede.
- c1410(c1350) Gamelyn (Hrl 7334)73 : He clothed him and fed him yuel and eek wroþe.
- a1425(a1400) PConsc.(Glb E.9 & Hrl 4196)5565 : Þai had of þam na mercy..Nouthir to clathe þam ne to fede.
- (c1434) Drury Wks.(CmbAdd 2830)77/52 : J was..nakyd & ȝe clad me not.
- (a1438) MKempe A (Add 61823)34/12 : Ȝe schal ȝyue me þe mantyl & þe ryng & clothyn me al in whygth clothys.
- ?c1450 Knt.Tour-L.(Hrl 1764)66/8 : The heremite..bade hym..beye clothe to clothe pore men.
- a1475 Rev.St.Bridget(3) (Gar 145)28/10 : Marie oweth to haue clothes too cloth hys gestes.
- a1500(?a1390) Mirk Fest.(GoughETop 4)4/15 : Ȝe hadden ynogh wherof to haue fed me..and ȝeue me dryngke, ycloþet me, and herbert me.
b
- a1400 Mary moder well (RwlLtrg g.2)13 : Sende me grace of liues fode, Wher-with i may me clothe & fede.
- ?a1425(a1415) Wycl.Lantern (Hrl 2324)9/28 : God haþ dowid [man] wiþ kyndeli strengþis..him silf to chastise, clooþe & feede.
- ?a1425(a1415) Wycl.Lantern (Hrl 2324)109/12 : Who þat cloþiþ him wiþ suche goodis..þanne is he cladde in pore mennes blood.
- a1425 Methodius(1) (Hrl 1900)105/15 : And wiþ holy vestimentis of chirchis, þei schulen cloþe hem & her wyues.
- a1450(?1400) In blossemed buske (Dgb 102)46 : Ther-with thou might the clothe and fede.
c
- a1500 Degrev.(Cmb Ff.1.6)1806 : Syxty knyȝthus he clade [rime: drade, spede].
d
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)prol.317 : The tresor of the benefice, Wherof the povere schulden clothe And ete and drinke.
3.
P.ppl. as adj.: (a) dressed, clothed, not naked or undressed; (b) dressed (in a certain way, in a particular garment or type of garments); armed (in steel); ~ in, ~ mid, ~ of, ~ with; clothed in (o) suit, dressed in (one) livery; clad of suit, wearing (someone's) livery; as noun: comelich iclothe, one who is handsomely dressed; (c) in monastic garb.
Associated quotations
a
- a1300 Bestiary (Arun 292)124 : If he cloðed man se, cof he waxeð.
- a1300 Bestiary (Arun 292)166 : On ðe, cloðede, ðe neddre is cof.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)2120 : Ioseph was..shauen, & clad, & to him brogt.
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)838 : On hir bed, þo it was niȝt, Al ycloþed sche fel doun riȝt.
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)2416 : Þei wol [a-weite] after any wiȝt þat walkeþ i-cloþed.
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)7.403 : Þey slepeþ i-cloþed and i-gerd.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)298a/a : He dredeþ a naked man and lepeþ on a man þat is y-cloþed.
- a1425(?a1400) RRose (Htrn 409)6867 : Thise maidens..Wherso they clad or naked be, Uncounceiled goth ther noon fro me.
- a1425 Ben.Rule(1) (Lnsd 378)20/22 : Ye sal lie clad and beltyd.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)79 : Cladde, or clothydde: Vestitus, indutus.
- c1450 Capgr.Rome (Bod 423)30 : If a man se anoþir naked, he schal haue mo sekir merkis of him þann if he se him clad [vr. yclad].
b
- c1300 Horn (LdMisc 108)10/176 : So fayre on ereþ clade [rime: made] Ne say [read: say y] neuere stonde.
- c1300 SLeg.MPChr.(LdMisc 108)151 : He tolde..of a riche man..Icloþed in pourpre and palle.
- a1350 In a fryht (Hrl 2253)37 : Betere is taken a comeliche y-cloþe, in armes to cusse ant to cluppe, þen a wrecche ywedded so wroþe.
- c1330(?a1300) Tristrem (Auch)2843 : Mark yclad in palle And meriadok..So liifliche weren þai alle.
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)61/30 : Þe zoȝe..byt men ycloþed mid huyt.
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)294 : He him fond..clothed in comly cloþing.
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)506 : In comely cloþes was he clad.
- c1380 Firumb.(1) (Ashm 33)5079 : Þan sche turnd aȝe..Y-cloþed in golde.
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))Mark 1.6 : John was clothid [vr. clad] with heeris of camelis.
- (c1387-95) Chaucer CT.Prol.(Manly-Rickert)A.439 : In sangwyn and in pers he clad [vrr. yclad, ycladde] was al.
- (1389) Lond.Gild Ret.in Bk.Lond.E.(PRO C 47/var.)45/29 : Þe brethren & sustren of þe bretherhede, euery ȝer, shul be cloþed in suyt.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Mil.(Manly-Rickert)A.3320 : Yclad [vrr. eclothed, iclothid, clothed] he was ful smal and proprely, Al in a kirtel of a light waget.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)4.27 : As of lachesce I am beknowe..As I that am clad of his suite.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.CY.(Manly-Rickert)G.557 : Vs gan atake A man that clothed [vrr. cloded, Iclothed] was in clothes blake.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)5649 : Hij ben ycloþed..Jn golde and siluer and precious stones.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)4572 : To be wel clad he sette al his entent.
- a1422 Gild St.Geo.Nrw.(Rwl D.913)445 : Oure gracious King hatz graunted..the bretheren and susteren..to ben cladde in o sute of clothyngge.
- ?a1425 Whi is þis world (Trin-C B.15.39)18 : Where is..þe riche man, cloiþd in purpur and in pal?
- c1430(c1395) Chaucer LGW Prol.(2) (Benson-Robinson)146 : I..saw..a quene Clothed [Prol.(1): clad] in real habyt al of grene.
- c1430(c1395) Chaucer LGW Prol.(2) (Benson-Robinson)158 : Yclothed was this myghty god of Love Of silk.
- a1450(1412) Hoccl.RP (Hrl 4866)540 : A wight vertuous but narwe clothid..His compaignye is vn-to folkes lothid.
- c1475(?c1425) Avow.Arth.(Tay 9:French&Hale)598 : He is horsutte full wele And clene clad in stele.
- (1463) Will Bury in Camd.4917 : I wille haue..v men clade in blak.
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)52/21 : Arthure was ware of an arme clothed in whyght samyte.
- a1500(?a1390) Mirk Fest.(GoughETop 4)239/15 : A good holy man..sygh a gret company of men stondyng, al clade [vr. cloþed] wyth white.
c
- (?1430) Paston2.32 : The poure hous of Bromholm..in wheche arn divers vertuous yongge men, monkes clad and unprofessyd.
- a1500 3rd Fran.Rule (Seton)48/14 : Tha must restore all that thay haue of oder mennes goodes, and after þat..they shalbe clothed after the forme of the reule.
4.
(a) To cover (sth.); wrap, envelop; hide (sth.), conceal; spread bedclothes on (a bed); bind (a book); (b) to clothe (the soul), envelop (with flesh, etc.); ~ in blod and flesh, ~ with fel and flesh, etc.; (c) to adorn (sth.), deck; ?adorn (a grave), ?cover (a grave); (d) to mask (sth.), disguise; transform (sth. into the shape or appearance of sth. else).
Associated quotations
a
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Dc 369(1))Ps.64.14 : The wetheres of shep ben clad [WB(2): clothid; L Induti].
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Dc 369(1))Is.50.3 : I shal clothin [WB(2): clothe] heuenes with dercnesses.
- (c1387-95) Chaucer CT.Prol.(Manly-Rickert)A.294 : Hym was leuere haue..Twenty bookes clad [vrr. cladde, clodde, clothed, I-clad] in blak or reed.
- c1390(?c1350) Jos.Arim.(Vrn)295 : He seiȝ an Auter I-cloþed wiþ cloþes ful riche.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)5.5964 : Nature..Wole..With herbes and with floures bothe The feldes and the medwes clothe.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)58a/b : Þe guttis ben Icloþid [L inuoluta] in tweye ful sotile cloþis.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)266a/a : Þer wiþ þe asse cloþiþ hire yhen and hileþ his sight.
- a1400 MPPsalter (Dub 69)64.14 : Þe rammes of schepe beþ cloþd with flese.
- a1450(?c1421) Lydg.ST (Arun 119)14 : Flora..The soyl hath clad in newe tendre grene.
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)1.156 : Aperil, whan clothed is the mede With newe grene.
- c1430(c1380) Chaucer PF (Benson-Robinson)173 : Overal..Were trees clad with leves that ay shal laste.
- (1432) Rec.St.Mary at Hill26 : Also iiij stavis of red, clothid with damaske.
- c1450 ?C.d'Orl.Poems (Hrl 682)81/2421 : Y..no thyng axe but me a graue to cloth.
- c1460 Idley Instr.(LdMisc 416)2.B.1719 : Clothed [Cmb: Thus the body was closed].
b
- (c1380) Chaucer CT.SN.(Manly-Rickert)G.42 : No desdeyn the makere hadde..His sone in blood and flessh to clothe and wynde.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Dc 369(1))Job 10.11 : With fel and flesh thou hast clad [WB(2): thou clothidist] me.
- a1425(a1396) Maidstone PPs. (Wht)836 : We schal rise in flesch & felle, And eft be cloþid in blood and boone.
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)34a(1)/b : Incarno: to cloþe in fleshe.
- c1425(c1400) Primer (Cmb Dd.11.82)p.60 : Þou hast cloþid [Wht: þou cloþidist] me wiþ skyn & flesch.
c
- a1425(a1382) WBible(1) (Corp-O 4)Ex.33.4 : And noon..was clothid [WB(2): clothid with] his ournyng.
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)5.1418 : The day in which me clothen shal my grave.
- c1450 Scrope Othea (Lngl 253)65 : Propir will..dispoilleth Paradyse and clothit hell.
- c1450 ?C.d'Orl.Poems (Hrl 682)150/4479 : Hit sat me best..To wisshe my bere and so to clothe my grave.
- a1500(?a1390) Mirk Fest.(GoughETop 4)130/20 : Ȝe cloþuþ your astyr wyth fresche flowres and swete.
d
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)1.612 : He clotheth richesse..Under the simplesce of poverte.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)2.302 : This Angel..Was clothed in a mannes forme.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)3.966 : Under bothe The prive wraththe can him clothe, That he schal seme of gret believe.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)104a/b : Þis matere þat is now rarefied & Þinne schal be cloþid in fourme & schappe of fire.
- ?a1425(a1415) Wycl.Lantern (Hrl 2324)52/10 : It is to cursid a dede to hide synne vndir peyntid religioun & cloþe wickidnes in ypocrisie.
5.
Misc. fig. senses: (a) to cover (sb. with shame, confusion, etc.); endow (with grace, health, etc.); of wealth, bliss: surround (sb.); (b) refl. to assume (a spiritual attitude, an opinion); ~ in Cristes persone, invest oneself with the authority of Christ; ~ in Jesus Crist, ?receive or accept Christ; (c) to acquire (beauty, righteousness, etc.); assume or gain (immortality, etc.); adopt (cursing, etc.); (d) p.ppl. covered (with confusion, shame, etc.); endowed (with righteousness, patience, chastity, etc.); full (of care, etc.); surrounded (by comfort, prosperity, etc.); armed (with baptism); ~ in humanite, ~ in our kinde, made human, incarnate.
Associated quotations
a
- c1350 MPPsalter (Add 17376)131.17 : Y shal cloþen [L induam] his prestes wiþ helþe.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Dc 369(1))Ps.131.18 : His enemys I shal clothe with shenshipe.
- a1400 Cursor (Frf 14)802 : Þen sawe þai ham-selfe al bare, þat welþ and blis had claþid are.
- c1450(c1370) Chaucer ABC (Benson-Robinson)46 : Al have I ben a beste..Yit, ladi, thou me clothe with thi grace.
b
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars.(Manly-Rickert)I.933 : Wyues that ben apparailled in silk..ne mowe nat clothen hem in Iesu Crist.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars.(Manly-Rickert)I.1054 : Clothe [vr. clotheth] yow..in herte of misericorde, debonairetee, suffraunce.
- ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo.(Benson-Robinson)1.pr.6.107 : They clothen hem [L induantur] in false opynyouns.
- a1500(?c1378) Wycl.OPastor.(Ryl Eng 86)442 : In þis [the craft of preaching], a prest cloþiþ hym in cristis persone.
c
- c1350 MPPsalter (Add 17376)103.2 : Þou clad [vr. cloþd; L induisti] schryft and fairnes.
- c1350 MPPsalter (Add 17376)108.17 : He cloþed [L induit] wareing as cloþyng.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Dc 369(1))Ps.103.1 : Confessioun and fairnesse thou hast clad [WB(2): clothid].
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Dc 369(1))Ps.108.18 : He cladde [WB(2): clothide] cursing as clothing.
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))1 Cor.15.54 : Whanne this deedly thing schal clothe [L induerit] vndeedlynesse.
- a1425(a1400) Paul.Epist.(Corp-C 32)1 Cor.6.13 : When þis corruptible schal cloþe incorrupcyoun.
d
- c1350 MPPsalter (Add 17376)34.30 : Ben hij cloþed [L induantur] wyþ confusione and drede, þat speken iuels up me.
- c1350 MPPsalter (Add 17376)131.9 : Þyn prestes ben cladde [vr. cloþd] wiþ riȝtfulnisses.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Dc 369(1))Ps.108.29 : Be thei clad [WB(2): clothid] with shame, that bacbiten to me.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Dc 369(1))Is.59.17 : He is clad with riȝtwisnesse as with an habirioun.
- a1400 Cursor (Göt Theol 107)802 : Þan þai sau þaim seluen bare, In welth and bliss was clad are.
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)18.170 : Pees, in pacience yclothed [C: cloþed], approched nere hem tweyne.
- ?a1425(a1415) Wycl.Lantern (Hrl 2324)45/28 : We must aspiee to flee þise perellis..leeding oure lijf in discret mesure..cladde in clennes & chastite.
- a1425(c1395) WBible(2) (Roy 1.C.8)2 Cor.5.2 : We mornen, coueitynge to be clothid aboue with oure dwellyng, which is of heuene.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Grail (Corp-C 80)27.367 : God..lefte the dedlich flesch here, and In hevenly Maieste was Clothed [F reuestue] withowten pere.
- a1450 St.Kath.(3) (Richardson 44)19 : Ȝe moost be clothed wyth þe sacrament of baptem.
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)113/51 : I am all cladde in comforte clere.
- a1450-a1500(1436) Libel EP (Warner)1129 : He that was here cladde [Ld: claude] in humanite.
- c1455 Spec.Miser.(Tak 32)292 : Crist hym self was Clothed in owre kyinde.
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)148/59 : Cryst in oure kend is clad; Þerfore mankend may be glad.
- a1500 Eglam.(Cmb Ff.2.38)1206 : The knyght was cladd in care.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- c1450(1438) GLeg.Pope Pelagius (GiL174) (Eg 876) 949/415 : The pope assembled a sene of an .C. bisshoppes..in whiche cene the pope gaue Charles the right for to chese the pope and for to ordeyne the sege of Rome, and graunted hym for to clothe [L inuestituram] the bisshoppes and the ershe-bisshoppes in his province byfore they were sacred.
Note: Editor: "to clothe: de vestir P2, inuestituram LgA; MED does not record clothen in this formal sense."
Note: Cf. DMLBS investitura '(right of) investiture, formal installation'.
Note: New sense.