Clad is wear?

You could say: I've seen you clad in some baggy jeans

or

I've seen you wearing some baggy jeans.

AnonymousClad is wear?

No! It's 'clothed', and it's very old-fashioned.

You can be clothed in baggy jeans. You can be clad in baggy jeans. But hardly anybody is going to come up with those expressions these days. In modern English you say that you're wearingbaggy jeans, and you forget about the word 'clad' completely, or just keep it in the

I agree 100% the word "wearing" is for animals and people but I think clad is very useful for non-living things. eg Aluminium cladding for the house.

Spikey OneAluminium cladding for the house.

True, but it's two separate verbs, believe it or not. cladding is a noun, and it's listed separately from the past participle clad in the dictionary.

to clothe, clothed or clad, clothed or clad (clad is the much older past and past participle of clothe.)

to clad, clad

I totally agree that wear is usually the simpliest and best way of conveying this meaning for clothes.

My reply was disagreeing that the word "clad" is rarely used. Maybe I am showing my age? I still use clad today as a verb as well as a noun. e.g. "I clad the house.", "with aluminium cladding", "copper clad". I was also reminded by a quick Google (v) that one can be "bikini clad", wearin

Spikey OneI still use clad today as a verb as well as a noun. e.g. "I clad the house."

Ah, well, I guess we all have different backgrounds and are used to different combinations of words. I can't imagine anyone around here saying "I clad the house" even though it's completely understandable. I wasn't aware that anyone used 'clad' that way.

In any

dave_anon"Clad" for builldings is deinitely in use in the UK

I see. Maybe it's mostly a "UK thing". Also, everybody in the picture is driving on the wrong side of the road!