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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Clouts.

0 He was used to wearing flamboyant clothes, not clouts.02br
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0 No, clouts is not a word most people would be familiar with. Don't use it as a simple synonym for 'rags'. It's a word for specialised contexts.

— Nona the brit

  • 0 No, clouts is not a word most people would be familiar with.
  • Don't use it as a simple synonym for 'rags'.
  • It's a word for specialised contexts.
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0 No, clouts is not a word most people would be familiar with. Don't use it as a simple synonym for 'rags'. It's a word for specialised contexts. 0-
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0 So "rags" would fit better?0-
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0Flamboyant clothing doesn't seem like the opposite of rags to me. Subdued or subtle, or even elegant or sophisticated seem like bettr opposites. If you're looking for the opposite of "rags" then use high-quality, or well-made, or the same elegant or sophisticated are better choices than flamboyant.0-
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0 Oscar Wilde's the one about whom we're talking. I do not think he used to wear rags, nor elegant clothes. They were merely flamboyant.0-
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0Hi,02br
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00If you wanyt an opposite for 'flamboyant clothes', you might say something like 'dull / drab / conventional clothes'.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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