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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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Cloth is always a great word to know.

So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:

a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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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

Cloth dye poisoning occurs when someone swallows large amounts of these substances.

Cloth diapers have come a long way from safety pins.

Four days isn't a lot of time to weave an entire fantasy world of whole cloth.

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Cloth dye poisoning occurs when someone swallows large amounts of these substances.

Cloth diapers have come a long way from safety pins.

Four days isn't a lot of time to weave an entire fantasy world of whole cloth.

Forcing water through a simple filter made from the cloth of old saris can reduce cholera cases by about half.

Try different colours of cloth or matte construction paper for background and see what works best.

First, the carbon cloth goes into the mould dry, rather than pre-impregnated with resin.

One way to go a greener route would be to use cloth napkins.

Creamer uses a black cloth tented over the scanner to create deep black backgrounds.

Cut lengths of hardware cloth to fit inside the bed.

There's something about looking up through a yawning hole in your roof and seeing that ruffle of black canvas cloth behind it.

Within a hundred years it had become the brimless cloth pileus, which gradually came into fashion among academics.

Galen thought wrapping the patient's tongue in a cloth soaked in lettuce juice might help.

Attach wire-mesh hardware cloth to one of the frames.

Over a million female, golden orb spiders made the silk that made the cloth that's now on display at the museum.

Early hula kahiko costumes for women featured skirts made of kapa, or bark cloth.

In summer, you can replace the cover with shade cloth or lath, creating a nursery for cuttings.

The shifting light couldn't have been better to show off the effects of the cloth.

Alas, it usually results in plagiarism, often whole cloth.

There are mosquito nets and cloth nappies, tea, slippers and even a vegetable grater.

Once the water cools, plunge the silver pieces into warm, soapy water and scrub with a clean cloth.

They would be better off accepting that truth is all of one cloth and that truth never contradicts itself.

It is also easy to maintain with a nonabrasive cleaner and a cloth.

Repeat on remaining two sides, then staple all around the edges, pulling cloth tight.

Wrapped in the cloth were fingers that he chopped off two corpses.

So, you simply have to get married by a man of the cloth for the church to recognize your marriage as a spiritual union.

It took six spinsters to feed each handloom used to weave thread into cloth.

Apply the vinegar to a cloth and rub the area clean.

Just imagine them strung together to make cloth or what have you.

Wesley clips a cloth bag to his rock-climbing harness and steps over the edge of the cliff.

Wipe any residual dust off with a slightly damp cloth.

It's time to bust out the liquids if the magical cloth method isn't quite so magical.

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

The practice of fitting cloth closely to the human form rather than draping it around the body was new.

Add a small amount of the soft scrub mixture to a microfiber cleaning cloth and scrub sinks, tile and bathroom fixtures.

Most of us now use reusable cloth bags for the majority of our shopping.

We hand-sanded grooves and detailing, then wiped all surfaces with a damp cloth.

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

If using the powder, its best to put it in a cloth bag to make less of a mess.

The skimpy bits of cloth on the statue's man, woman and child leave little to the imagination.

They are wearing traditional molas, layered cloth panels known around the world for their beautiful patterns.

So, you may see a lot of cloth bags going into the grocery store.

Dampen board surface by brushing with water and blotting off excess with a cloth or paper towel.

Take wood and cotton into a factor and out comes furniture and cloth.

The open back of a truck would reveal delivery men moping on piles of sacks, or dozing among pink and blue bales of cloth.

Cloth napkins can be washed and reused, which saves trees.

Men of the cloth who used to rule this world no longer.

Clean the chilies with a damp cloth and cut off stems.

The cloth went through four printings and the paperback is now in its seventh printing.

It stirred memories of his mother spreading out the special white cloth she used for feasts.

Decorative cloth also cloaked the youngest mummies, for us the saddest finds.

Invest in a set of inexpensive melamine plates and cloth napkins for outdoors.

It did find industrial uses for writing on leather and cloth.

They have improved their service a great deal- including reasonable priced real sit down table cloth meal service on some routes.

To begin with, the industry needs to take a chamois cloth to its image.

The cloth filters particulate matter from the water.

Cover the cloth with mulch to keep it from degrading in the sun.

Cameron and his team have cut from whole digital cloth an exquisitely detailed world at once familiar and gorgeously exotic.

There was a man cloaked in red cloth kneeling on the ground.

Early settlers extracted a yellow dye for cloth from the root bark.

Lay down hardware cloth over the new holes to prevent rodents from getting into the beds.

Other methods included using a cloth or rag to wash and wipe the teeth.

We continued for too long to try to play a world role and failed to cut our coat according to our cloth.

These babies were swaddled, wrapped up tight in cloth.

When discharged at close range, the lead-filled cloth sacks can do quite a bit of damage.

Cover with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in size.

These are huge cloth bundles containing mummies and special objects buried with them.

It is a good idea to use a non-abrasive cloth to clean any dust or particles present in the lamp compartment.

His parents had no money when he was born to buy a piece of new cloth to wrap around the new baby.

The cloth is given as a valued gift at weddings and funerals.

But the alarm can be muffled by placing a hand or piece of cloth over the speakers, police say.

Its a ragged cloth that many have discarded after wearing it thin.

Rub the solution into the heel mark, and remove with a damp cloth.

There are drawstring pouches in gold lamé, and elegant covers made of traditional kimono cloth.

Mrkel is a wolf who has led her populace in sheeps cloth to the slaughterhouse.

Organic materials such as cloth and wood rarely survived.

So even if you can only manage cloth diapering part-time, it makes a difference.

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

But when the cloth is pulled, friction also acts on the objects.

Continue to tug at the cloth as you roll the curled yarn into a ball.

Cloth towels and napkins are better choices than paper towels.

Seventy-two of the individuals had been wrapped in simple cloth and chaotically buried in shallow graves.

He pulled this cloth off a box sitting off to the side to reveal a computer and laser printer.

On a flat surface, an object covered with a piece of cloth would normally be detectable based on its telltale bump.

Many people there wore surgical masks or cloth across their mouths to guard against the gritty ash.

The golden sheets of saffron cloth that they wrap around the trees save the trees from being logged.

Snakes should go into a pillowcase or cloth bag tied with an overhand knot and then into another pillowcase that is also tied.

Wipe the cleanser away with a soft, moistened cloth.

Rinse and wring out the cloth two to three times, and continue wiping until you remove all traces of oil.

Transfer to a clean cloth kitchen towel, and twist the cloth hard to squeeze out as much moisture as possible.

Local townspeople tolerated his presence because they liked to buy the goods he stole, such as cloth and sugar.

Use a lint-free cloth or crumpled newsprint to coat the window with the rubbing alcohol and water mixture.

Finally, when the printed cloth is dried, it is dipped in the indigo vat.

They plant cotton-or perhaps find it growing in the jungle-and spin it into cloth for skirts.

Arrange the cloth or filter so that it rests slightly inside the container to prevent the oil from spilling over the side.

Inside the van the scientists pulled aside layers of cloth swathing the king.

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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.