The difference between Clothe and Dress
When used as verbs, clothe means to adorn or cover with clothing, whereas dress means to prepare oneself.
Dress is also noun with the meaning: an item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes skirts below the waist.
check bellow for the other definitions of Clothe and Dress
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Clothe as a verb (transitive):
To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
Examples:
"to feed and clothe a family; to clothe oneself extravagantly"
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Clothe as a verb (figurative):
To cover or invest, as if with a garment.
Examples:
"to clothe somebody with authority or power"
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Dress as a noun (countable):
An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes skirts below the waist.
Examples:
"Amy and Mary looked very pretty in their dresses."
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Dress as a noun (uncountable):
Apparel, clothing.
Examples:
"He came to the party in formal dress."
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Dress as a noun:
The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.
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Dress as a noun:
A dress rehearsal.
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Dress as a verb (obsolete, reflexive, intransitive):
To prepare oneself; to make ready.
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Dress as a verb:
To adorn, ornament.
Examples:
"It was time to dress the windows for Christmas again."
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Dress as a verb (nautical):
To ornament (a ship) by hoisting the national colours at the peak and mastheads, and setting the jack forward; when "dressed full", the signal flags and pennants are added.
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Dress as a verb (transitive):
To treat (a wound, or wounded person).
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Dress as a verb (transitive):
To prepare (food) for cooking, especially by seasoning it.
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Dress as a verb (transitive):
To fit out with the necessary clothing; to clothe, put clothes on (something or someone).
Examples:
"He was dressed in the latest fashions."
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Dress as a verb (intransitive):
To clothe oneself; to put on clothes.
Examples:
"I rose and dressed before daybreak.  It's very cold out. Dress warm."
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Dress as a verb (sports, ambitransitive):
To put on the uniform and equipment necessary to play the game.
Examples:
"Due to a left ankle sprain, Kobe Bryant did not dress for the game against Indiana"
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Dress as a verb (intransitive):
Of a man, to allow the genitals to fall to one side or other within the trousers.
Examples:
"Does sir dress to the right or the left?"
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Dress as a verb:
To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.
Examples:
"to dress leather or cloth;  to dress a garden;  to dress grain, by cleansing it;  in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores, by sorting and separating them"
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Dress as a verb (transitive):
To prepare the surface of (a material; usually stone or lumber).
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Dress as a verb (transitive):
To bolt or sift flour.
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Dress as a verb (military, ambitransitive):
To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to align. Sometimes an imperative command.
Examples:
"to dress the ranks"
"Right, dress!"
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Dress as a verb:
To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.