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.