DCHP-1 Online
clothing Fur Trade, Obs. 
n. a gaudy outfit (tall hat, coat laced with tinsel, and so on) presented to the leading hunter of a band as an inducement to bring in more fur.
See also: captain's coat
- 1794 (1929) A young Chief desirous of tracing the footsteps of his father; And as a first mark of his quality Mr. Shaw has indulged him with a cloathing.
- 1801 (1933) I clothed [the corpse] with a chiefs cloathing, vizt coat, shirt, Hatt, & Trowsers.
- 1794 (1929) A young Chief desirous of tracing the footsteps of his father; And as a first mark of his quality Mr. Shaw has indulged him with a cloathing.