clad

¹

[klad]

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.

adjective

1. dressed.

   ill-clad vagrants.

2. covered.

   vine-clad cottages.

clad

²

[klad]

verb (used with object)

clad, cladding 

1. to bond a metal to (another metal), especially to provide with a protective coat.

clad-

³

1. variant of clado- before a vowel.

clad

¹

/ klæd /

verb

1. a past participle of clothe

clad

²

/ klæd /

verb

1. (tr) to bond a metal to (another metal), esp to form a protective coating

Word History and Origins

Origin of clad¹

before 950; Middle English cladd ( e ), Old English clāthod ( e ) clothed. See clothe, -ed ²

Origin of clad²

First recorded in 1935–40; special use of clad ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of clad¹

Old English clāthode clothed, from clāthian to _clothe

Origin of clad²

C14 (in the obsolete sense: to clothe): special use of _clad ¹

Example Sentences

Their appearance was a sensation – combining sheer technical skill with a thrilling joie de vivre, as they span their double basses, twirled their trumpets and clattered their cowbells, all while clad in Venezuelan-flag jackets.

From BBC

There was even more palpable excitement as a platform rose from the 360-degree stage to reveal the five performing members back triumphantly, all clad in sharp black suits with glittering accents.

From Los Angeles Times

The readers, also clad in bathing suits, served as a kind of mirror for our inner selves, standing up there just as stripped and vulnerable, saying the things we usually don’t out loud.

From Los Angeles Times

Upon his return, clad in black, he accompanied himself on the longing ballad “I Will Return to You” and transitions into “Abyss.”

From Los Angeles Times

Puckish, clad in a suit and preternaturally confident, a teenage Miller was a regular presence at school board meetings.

From Los Angeles Times