as in to clothe
to cover with something that protects
if the vehicles are not clad in armor, they will remain vulnerable to roadside bombs
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as in dressed
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Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
Mel Taing The piece titled #0, from 2022, has the presence of an overgrown jungle, its organic form wrought from a network of the same material that clads the serpent, but in spiny black.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 11 Apr. 2024
But this fellow was much kinder — much more scantily clad.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024
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Verb
To wear it, to clad yourself in Williams’s exquisite taste, is to mark yourself as a member of a club committed to graciousness.
—Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
Mel Taing The piece titled #0, from 2022, has the presence of an overgrown jungle, its organic form wrought from a network of the same material that clads the serpent, but in spiny black.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
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The pot is what’s called fully clad, meaning the three layers are not just in the base, but also up the sides.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 11 Apr. 2024
But this fellow was much kinder — much more scantily clad.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024
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“Clad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clad. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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