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cloth

[klawth, kloth]

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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.

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Obsolete. a garment; clothing.

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adjective

of or made of cloth: She wore a cloth coat trimmed with fur.

clothbound.

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So is callithumpian. Does it mean:

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

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Origin:
before 900; Middle English cloth, clath cloth, garment, Old English clāth; cognate with Dutch kleed, German Kleid

Related forms

cloth·like, adjective

un·der·cloth, noun

Can be confused: close, cloth, clothe, clothes, cloze (see synonym note at close).

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Example Sentences

Tugging causes the fabric to curl toward the center, and the cloth will also stretch.

The main difference is in the cover, which opts for colored cloth instead of faux leather.

My grandfather used to dip the terry cloth belt in rubbing alcohol.

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World English Dictionary

cloth (klɒθ)

—n , pl cloths
1.	a. a fabric formed by weaving, felting or knitting wool, cotton, etc
	b. (as modifier): a cloth bag
2.	a piece of such fabric used for a particular purpose, as for a dishcloth
3.	the cloth
	a. the clothes worn by a clergyman
	b. the clergy
4.	obsolete clothing
5.	nautical any of the panels of a sail
6.	chiefly (Brit) a piece of coloured fabric, used on the stage as scenery
7.	(W African) a garment in a traditional non-European style

[Old English clāth; related to Old Frisian klēth, Middle High German kleit cloth, clothing]

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Word Origin & History

cloth

O.E. clað "a cloth," hence, "garment," from P.Gmc. *kalithaz, origin obscure. The cloth "the clerical profession" first attested 1701.

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Idioms & Phrases

cloth

see out of whole cloth; sackcloth and ashes.