adjective / verb
clad
KLAD/klæd/
Covered with an outer layer.
The hiker is clad in a raincoat and trousers against the rain.
Etymology
Clad is a participial form of the verb meaning “to clothe.” The image of putting garments on someone extends to covering something with a material, as though dressing it.
In context
sheltered by a shallow pen roof clad in clay tile
More examples
- The hikers were clad in waterproof jackets.
- A copper-clad roof gleams above the entrance.
- They are cladding the building in stone.
Forms
clad · clads · cladded · cladding
Similar words
- cover
- Cover is general; clad suggests clothing or a fitted outer material layer.