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noun
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. Compare man of the cloth.
4.
the cloth, the clergy: men of the cloth.
5.
EXPANDNautical.
a.
one of the lengths of canvas or duck of standard width sewn side by side to form a sail, awning, or tarpaulin.
b.
any of various pieces of canvas or duck for reinforcing certain areas of a sail.
c.
a number of sails taken as a whole.
6.
COLLAPSEObsolete. a garment; clothing.
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Cloths
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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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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