cloth
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- noun
- /klɔθ/
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- The artist used a piece of vibrant fabric cloth for her latest painting.
It was a it was a cloth recliner.
- It was a it was a cloth recliner.
- And I use a muslin cloth instead of a washcloth.
- The second one worked simply with a cloth and a bucket of water.
- This is the curtain, which is like a heavy cloth fabric almost.
- Get a plane, take a wet cloth, put it on your dashboard.
- Any random microfiber cloth would be able to do the same thing.
- Denominations get tricky and there's types of cloth or rankings.
Examples
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Then, she and Belle carried out the bolts of cloth and took them to the hotel.
Fiction book (1990) -
It's covered in that cloth like material.
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We sit outside at a table with a checked cloth and drink wine in the sun.
Fiction book (1990) -
The second one worked simply with a cloth and a bucket of water.
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Do you have any clean cloth or bandages or anything?
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The upholstery is all torn; two side windows are covered over with cloth where there is no glass.
Fiction book (1990) -
And I use a muslin cloth instead of a washcloth.
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She bought a soft cotton cloth to make a new dress.
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He wiped the table clean with a damp cloth before the guests arrived.
Synonyms
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Things like wood or cloth that are used to make objects
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Cloth made by weaving or knitting fibers used for clothes and curtains
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A cloth made from fibres used for clothes and home items
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A large curtain that people lower from above to make a background on a stage
A heavy cotton or linen cloth with a rough woven pattern for embroidery and curtains
- Australian
A plant from Australia whose fibers are used to make cloth
- Philippine
A thin, light fabric made from pineapple leaves and woven by hand in the Philippines
How Thick
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cloth comes from an old English word meaning 'garment' and is the same root as clothe, which means 'to dress'. So a cloth is a piece of material used to 'cover' or dress people and things, which helps explain why we use cloth for clothes, towels, and table covers.