English · Word Candidate

clad

/klæd/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: clads · cladding · cladded

Sense 1

Meaning · English

Wearing clothing or some other covering (for example, an armour) on the body; clothed, dressed.

Adjective

Examples

[F]rom his nook upleapt the venturous lad, / And flinging wide the cedar-carven door / Beheld an awful image saffron-clad / And armed for battle!

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

Covered, enveloped in, or surrounded by a cladding, or a specified material or substance.

Adjective

Examples

On all sides, Goudet is shut in by mountains; rocky foot-paths, practicable at best for donkeys, join it to the outer world of France; and the men and women drink and swear, in their green corner, or look up at the snow-clad peaks in winter from the threshold of their homes [...]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Meaning · English

To cover with a cladding or another material (for example, insulation).

Verb

Examples

[M]any bitter and extreme frosts at midsummer continually clothe and clad the discomfortable mountaines; […]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Meaning · English

To imbue (with a specified quality); to envelop or surround.

Verb

Examples

Moſt mercifull father, we beſeche thee ſo to ſende vpon theſe thy ſeruauntes thy heauenly bleſſyng, that they maye be cladde about with all iuſtice, & that thy worde ſpoken by theyr mouthes, may haue ſuch ſucceſſe, that it may neuer be ſpoken in vain.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “clad” mean?

Wearing clothing or some other covering (for example, an armour) on the body; clothed, dressed.

Is “clad” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.