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cloth
[ klawth, kloth ]
noun
- a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber, used for garments, upholstery, and many other items.
- a piece of such a fabric for a particular purpose:
an altar cloth.
- the particular attire of any profession, especially that of the clergy. Compare man of the cloth.
- the cloth, the clergy:
men of the cloth.
- Nautical.
- one of the lengths of canvas or duck of standard width sewn side by side to form a sail, awning, or tarpaulin.
- any of various pieces of canvas or duck for reinforcing certain areas of a sail.
- a number of sails taken as a whole.
- Obsolete. a garment; clothing.
adjective
- of or made of cloth:
She wore a cloth coat trimmed with fur.
cloth
/ ɒθ /
noun
- a fabric formed by weaving, felting or knitting wool, cotton, etc
- ( as modifier )
a cloth bag
- a piece of such fabric used for a particular purpose, as for a dishcloth
- the cloth
- the clothes worn by a clergyman
- the clergy
- obsolete.clothing
- nautical any of the panels of a sail
- a piece of coloured fabric, used on the stage as scenery
- a garment in a traditional non-European style
Other Word Forms
- dzٳl adjective
- ܲd·dzٳ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of cloth1
Word History and Origins
Origin of cloth1
Idioms and Phrases
see out of whole cloth ; sackcloth and ashes .Example Sentences
The leaders, or patriarchs, of Orthodox churches will wear their own style of mitres, a cape called sakkos and an ornate cloth called omophorion, in colours according to their specific traditions.
Others build fragile homes from sticks, cloth, and torn sacks.
If you are asking whether it is the real and authentic burial cloth of Jesus, then you are asking the wrong question.
He said they then covered his eye with a cloth, which he said "worsened his injury".
People have been advised to avoid heat exposure, wear lightweight and breathable cotton clothing and cover their heads with a cloth or umbrella outdoors.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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