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Kleid

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kleit, from Old High German *kleid, from Proto-Germanic *klaiþą, from Proto-Indo-European *gleyt-. Cognate with Dutch kleed, Low German Kleid, English cloth. Possibly related to klettern, Klette, Klei.

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Noun

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Kleid n (strong, genitive Kleides or Kleids, plural Kleider, diminutive Kleidchen n)

  1. dress, gown (kind of woman's garment)
  2. (dated or archaic) garment
  3. (in the plural, formal) clothes
    Synonyms: (formal) Kleidung, (informal) Anziehsachen, (colloquial) Klamotten, (regional) Gewand
  4. (of animals) pelt, plumage
    Federkleidplumage
    • 1816, “Im Wald und auf der Heide”, Wilhelm Bornemann (lyrics):
      [D]ie Sauen, Reh und Hirsche / erleg ich auf der Pirsche, / der Fuchs lässt mir sein Kleid.
      Sows, roe and deer / I track, and grab / The fox, he left me his cap.

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