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cloth

[klawth, kloth]

noun

plural

cloths 
  1. a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber, used for garments, upholstery, and many other items.

  2. a piece of such a fabric for a particular purpose.

    an altar cloth.

  3. the particular attire of any profession, especially that of the clergy.

  4. the cloth, the clergy.

    men of the cloth.

  5. Nautical.

    1. one of the lengths of canvas or duck of standard width sewn side by side to form a sail, awning, or tarpaulin.

    2. any of various pieces of canvas or duck for reinforcing certain areas of a sail.

    3. a number of sails taken as a whole.

  6. Obsolete.a garment; clothing.



adjective

  1. of or made of cloth.

    She wore a cloth coat trimmed with fur.

  2. clothbound.

cloth

/ ɒθ /

noun

    1. a fabric formed by weaving, felting or knitting wool, cotton, etc

    2. ( as modifier )

      a cloth bag

  1. a piece of such fabric used for a particular purpose, as for a dishcloth

    1. the clothes worn by a clergyman

    2. the clergy

  2. obsoleteclothing

  3. nautical any of the panels of a sail

  4. a piece of coloured fabric, used on the stage as scenery

  5. a garment in a traditional non-European style

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • clothlike adjective
  • undercloth noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cloth1

before 900; Middle English cloth, clath cloth, garment, Old English ٳ; cognate with Dutch kleed, German Kleid
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cloth1

Old English ٳ; related to Old Frisian ŧٳ, Middle High German kleit cloth, clothing
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Idioms and Phrases

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Example Sentences

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The undue obsession with a piece of red, green and white cloth betrays this deep-rooted fear by Americans that we Mexicans are fundamentally invaders.

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Before she left, she took a selfie with her middle finger raised to the folded cloth.

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Geometric patterns were made in the sand, on cloth and on people's bodies.

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On the first day of the Hajj, male pilgrims were required to change their clothes for two white cloths and enter the state of Ihram.

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In response, shoppers across the state have stocked up on reusuable grocery bags, made of canvas or cloth.

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