cloth - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'cloth' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cloth

[ n.]

- A fabric made of fibrous material (or sometimes of wire, as in wire cloth); commonly, a woven fabric of cotton, woolen, or linen, adapted to be made into garments; specifically, woolen fabrics, as distinguished from all others.
- The dress; raiment. [Obs.] See Clothes.
- The distinctive dress of any profession, especially of the clergy; hence, the clerical profession.

Meaning of 'cloth' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . cloth

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Example in sentence:

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

Nearby Words:

cloaca cloacae cloacal cloak cloaked cloakedly cloaking cloakroom clock clocklike

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Protective clothing
Protective clothing— clothing especially designed, fabricated, or treated to protect personnel against hazards.

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