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clad Definition

clad (klad)

transitive verb clad, clad·ding

  1. clothe
  2. to face the surface of to clad a tower in marble
  3. to bond a layer of another metal to

adjective

  1. clothed; dressed
  2. having a layer of some other metal or of an alloy bonded to it clad steel, clad coins

clad Usage Examples

Object

  • leather: What you get is a view over the Big Bike's handlebars, with a pair of black leather clad hands gripping them.
  • timber: The property also has several timber framed store sheds, along with a timber clad traditional barn.
  • steel: The boiler casing is insulated and stainless steel clad.
  • lady: Smartly clad ladies now wear their welly boots in the city and the high street not just on the farm.
  • panel: Black cement cladding panels wrap the existing annex structure, blocking off all existing windows.
  • girl: Still its a good excuse for some scantily clad girls on the front page.

Modifies a noun

  • hillside: Nestling gently into the pine clad hillside this very charming stone clad country cottage is an absolute delight.
  • moorland: The railroad passes through a variety of scenery, from wooded valley to heather clad moorland.
  • hill: There are panoramic coastal views, with 14 acres of birch clad hills to the rear of the property.
  • elevation: The estate comprises 61 units, of which 16 are of modern steel portal frame structure with brick and metal clad elevations.
  • mountain: He dwells on the top of the snow clad mountain.
  • slope: Its bush clad southern slopes connected with the bush to the west of the pa.

Modifying Another Word

  • scantily: Sitting by the roadside is a scantily clad woman who with maternal care shelters her child from the biting blast.
  • lightly: The Master and 1st Officer received burns to arms and upper bodies through being lightly clad.

Preposition: in

  • garb: He was an aged man, clad in seafaring garb, with an old pea-jacket buttoned up to his throat.
  • robe: The earth is clad in robes of purest white.
  • armor: The newcomer was clad in black armor, inscribed with images that seemed to writhe with a life of their own.
  • garment: Clad in a narrow woolen garment, her bosom was covered with golden stars, the feet being left naked.
  • rag: Why are crushed millions toiling, gaunt, clad in rags, unfed?
  • gown: Toward him is advancing a lady, clad in a full gown, colored rather a deeper yellow than the man's tunic.

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