[clad] past and past part of clothe
[2]clad adj [ME, pp. of clothen to clothe] (14c) 1: being covered or clothed "ivy-clad buildings"
2. of a coin: consisting of outer layers of one metal bonded to a core of a different metal [3]clad vt clad ; clad.ding (1939): sheathe, face; specif: to cover (a metal) with another metal by bonding [4]clad n (1941) 1 a: a composite material formed by cladding b: a clad coin
2: cladding; specif: the outer layer of a clad coin