cloth

Definition of Cloth in English :

Noun

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Example Sentences:
'the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent'
'woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC'
'she measured off enough material for a dress'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cloth

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nounWord forms: plural cloths (klɒθs , klɒðz )

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

4. obsolete

clothing

5. nautical

any of the panels of a sail

6. mainly British

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

7. West Africa

a garment in a traditional non-European style

Cloth

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nounWord forms: plural cloths (klɔðz ; klôthz; klɑðz ; kläthz; also klɔθs ; klôt hs; klɑθs ; klät hs for `kinds of cloth')

1.

a woven, knitted, or pressed fabric of fibrous material, as cotton, wool, silk, hair, or synthetic fibers

2.

a piece of such fabric for a specific use

tablecloth, washcloth, loincloth

adjective

3.

made of cloth

4.

clothbound

Cloth

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n. pl. cloths (klôths, klôthz, klŏths, klŏthz)

1. Fabric or material formed by weaving, knitting, pressing, or felting natural or synthetic fibers.

2. A piece of fabric or material used for a specific purpose, as a tablecloth.

3. Nautical

a. Canvas.

b. A sail.

4. The characteristic attire of a profession, especially that of the clergy.

5. The clergy: a man of the cloth.

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