cloth
IPA: kɫˈɔθ
noun
- (countable, uncountable) A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.
- Specifically, a tablecloth, especially as spread before a meal or removed afterwards.
- (countable) A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.
- (figurative) Substance or essence; the whole of something complex.
- (figurative) Appearance; seeming.
- A form of attire that represents a particular profession or status.
- (in idioms) Priesthood, clergy.
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Examples of "cloth" in Sentences
- Her clothes are skimpy.
- Factories produce clothes.
- Closet is to stash clothes.
- The cloth is dried in the sun.
- Most of the clothing is homemade.
- The clothes are old and battered.
- The cloth was made into a stockinette.
- The clothes are not seasonable for winter.
- The heat from a clothes dryer releases the fragrance into the clothing.
- The material to be treated passes between the cylinder and the backing cloth.