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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CLOTHED, ppl.adj. Sc. law: provided (with a husband or wife).Sc. 1754 J. Erskine Princ. Law Scot. (1903) i. ii. 3:
The judicial ratifications of women clothed with husbands may be classed among the acts of voluntary jurisdiction.Dmf. [1826] R. Chambers Pop. Rhymes (1870) 72:
Clothed wi' a wife and a wean forbye.