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==Etymology==
− It is [[inh|ang|clāþ|t=a cloth, sail, covering, woven or felted material; garment]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Proto-Germanic *kalithaz,^(Etymonline) source also of Dutch kleed and German [[m|de|Kleid|t=dress, garment]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) which is of obscure origin, perhaps a substrate word;^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) Barnhart and Merriam-Webster connect it with Old English clīþan, to adhere.^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024)
+ It is [[inh|ang|clāþ|t=a cloth, sail, covering, woven or felted material; garment]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[gem-pro|*kalithaz]],^(Etymonline) source also of [[nl|kleed]] and German [[m|de|Kleid|t=dress, garment]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) which is of obscure origin, perhaps a substrate word;^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) Barnhart and Merriam-Webster connect it with [[ang|clīþan]], to adhere.^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024)
==Earliest recorded meaning==