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To wrap a body in fabric and, optionally, in dignity.
means To provide or cover someone or something with clothing or a layer of material.
from From Old English clathian, born of clath (cloth) — the verb that turned woven thread into wardrobe long before fashion had opinions.
Irregular pastBoth clothed and clad are correct.
Beyond bodiesHills get clothed in mist, metaphorically.
Old cousinShares roots with cloth and clad.