/ ˈkləʊðiə(r); NAmE ˈkloʊ-/ noun
( formal ) a person or company that makes or sells clothes or cloth
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English clother , from cloth . The change in the ending was due to association with -ier .
/ ˈkləʊðiə(r); NAmE ˈkloʊ-/ noun
( formal ) a person or company that makes or sells clothes or cloth
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English clother , from cloth . The change in the ending was due to association with -ier .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005