5.3 Clothing

Use this domain for words related to clothing.

OMC Codes: 
290 Clothing
291 Normal Garb
Louw Nida Codes: 
6Q Cloth, Leather, and Objects Made of Such Materials
  • What general words refer to clothing?
    clothing, clothes, dress
  • What words describe clothing?
    shabby,

    • 5.3.1 Men's clothing

    Use this domain for words related to men's clothing.

  • What words refer to pieces of men's clothing?
    shirt, pants, trousers, short pants, sock, stocking, shoe, boot, belt, hat, cap, underclothes, underwear, tie, suit, vest, coat, gloves, robe, pajamas, overcoat,

    • 5.3.2 Women's clothing

    Use this domain for words related to women's clothing.

  • What words refer to pieces of women's clothing?
    dress, skirt, blouse, underwear, slip, petticoat, bra, shoe, sock, nylons, stockings, hat, glove, sweater, coat, nightgown, maternity dress, belt, scarf, shawl, veil,

    • 5.3.3 Traditional clothing

    Use this domain for words related to traditional clothing.

  • What general words refer to traditional clothing?
    old fashioned, period costume
  • What words refer to different kinds of traditional clothing?
    top hat, cravat, bustle, turban, headdress,

    • 5.3.4 Clothes for special occasions

    Use this domain for words referring to special clothes worn on special occasions. It is necessary to think through all the various special occasions in the culture and think of any special clothes worn on those occasions. Two examples are given below for work and graduation, but there are many others.

    OMC Codes: 
    292 Special Garments
  • What general words refer to clothes worn on a special occasion?
    sports clothes, work clothes, formal clothes, informal, office wear
  • What special clothes are worn for work?
    work clothes, overalls, coveralls, apron, work gloves, hardhat, steel-toed shoes, boots, goggles
  • What special clothes are worn for graduation?
    cap and gown

    • 5.3.5 Clothes for special people

    Use this domain for special clothes worn by special people. It is necessary to think through all the various special types of people in the culture and think of any special clothes worn by them. Several examples are given below, but there are many others.

  • What special clothes are worn by police or soldiers?
    uniform, dress uniform, fatigues, camouflage, helmet, beret, cap, gasmask, braid,
  • What kinds of uniforms are there?
    police uniform, military uniform, nurse's uniform, band uniform
  • What special clothes are worn by religious people?
    habit (nun), cowl (monk), robe
  • What special clothes are worn by the king?
    purple cloth, crown, royal robes
  • What special clothes are worn by doctors?
    greens, surgical suit, white coat, nurses cap

    • 5.3.6 Parts of clothing

    Use this domain for words related to parts of clothing.

    OMC Codes: 
    293 Paraphernalia
  • What words refer to parts of clothing?
    belt loop, bodice, collar, cowl, crease, cuff, fringe, hem, hood, lapel, leg, neck, neckband, neckline, placket, pocket, sash, seam, seat, shirttail, skirt, sleeve, slit, tassel, waist, waistband, waistline,
  • What words refer to parts of shoes?
    sole, shoelace, bootlace, eye, tongue, toe, heel, insole, strap, buckle, thong
  • What words refer to parts of hats?
    brim, peak, ribbon
  • What things are used to hold parts of clothes together?
    belt buckle, button, buttonhole, clasp, cuff-link, lace, snap, zip, zipper,

    • 5.3.7 Wear clothing

    Use this domain for words related to wearing clothing.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    49 Activities Involving Clothing and Adorning
  • What words refer to wearing clothing?
    wear, have on, be clothed, clad, shod,
  • What words refer to putting clothing on?
    to dress, get dressed, put on, clothe, get into, throw on, jump into, don, tuck in, button, zip, tie
  • What words refer to taking clothing off?
    to undress, get undressed, take off, strip, rip off, get out of
  • What words refer to not wearing a piece of clothing?
    barefoot, shoeless, shirtless, hatless, unshod, topless,

    • 5.3.8 Naked

    Use this domain for words related to being naked--not wearing any clothes, and for words referring to how a person feels about being naked. It is a part of universal human experience that people do not want to be naked. So there are words that refer to feeling bad if one does not have enough clothes on (shame). Other words refer to wanting to have enough clothes (modest). Other words refer to how people feel about other people who do not wear enough clothes
    (indecent).

  • What words refer to being naked?
    be naked, nakedness, nude, nudity, unclothed, nothing on, not have anything on, stripped, bare, expose (oneself)
  • What words refer to not wearing enough clothes?
    dress immodestly, immodest, impropriety, indecent
  • What words refer to not wanting to be naked?
    modest, propriety, decent
  • What words refer to feeling bad if you are naked?
    shame, embarrassed, blush

    • 5.3.9 Style of clothing

    Use this domain for words related to clothing styles.

  • What words describe the style of your clothing?
    style, stylish, in style, fashion, out of fashion, modern, traditional, old-fashioned