cloth

cloth · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Woven or felted fabric made from wool, cotton, or a similar fiber.

  2. 2.

    A piece of fabric used for a particular purpose.

  3. 3.

    (the cloth) The clergy; the clerical profession.

Forms

plural: cloths

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    cut from the same cloth — very similar in character
  • •
    man of the cloth — a clergyman
  • •
    out of whole cloth — entirely fabricated
  • •
    cloth ears — inattentiveness (British)
  • •
    the whole cloth — the entirety of something

Related words

See also: clothes, clothing, fabric, textile
Synonyms: fabric, material, stuff, textile

Etymology

From Old English "clath" (cloth, garment), of Germanic origin. Related to German "Kleid" (dress, garment). The word originally referred to a single garment before extending to the material itself.