Clōth'ing, n.

noun

n. 1. Garments in general; clothes; dress; raiment; covering.

From others he shall stand in need of nothing, Yet on his brothers shall depend for clothing. Milton,

As for me, . . . my clothing was sackcloth. Ps. xxxv. 13.

Sense 2. The art or practice of making cloth. [Rare.]

The king took measures to instruct the refugees from Flanders in the art of clothing. Rus.