Cloth″ing (?), n. 1. Garments in general; clothes; dress; raiment; covering.
From others he shall stand in need of nothing,
Yet on his brothers shall depend for clothing.
Milton.
As for me,... my clothing was sackloth.
Ps. xxxv. 13
2. The art of process of making cloth.
Instructing in the art of clothing.
Ray.
3. A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat. Knight.
4. (Mach.) See Card clothing, under 3d Card.