noun
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BAD : As soon as I arrived, I unpacked my clothing.
GOOD : As soon as I arrived, I unpacked my clothes.
BAD : He had grown so much that his clothing didn't fit him.
GOOD : He had grown so much that his clothes didn't fit him.
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Use clothing when you are thinking about clothes in general:
'The population is in desperate need of foreign aid - especially food, medicine and clothing.' 'She works in the clothing industry.'
To refer to the things that you wear, use clothes : 'You'd better take off those wet clothes or you'll catch a cold.'
2
BAD : Those who work with pesticides are given protective clothings.
GOOD : Those who work with pesticides are given protective clothing.
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Clothing is an uncountable noun: 'The population is in desperate need of foreign aid, especially food, medicine and clothing.'