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Cloth is defined as a fabric made of fibrous materials.
(noun)An example of a cloth is a hand towel.
The definition of cloth is something made of fibrous material.
(adjective)An example of cloth used as an adjective is a cloth towel.
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See cloth in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun pl. cloths
- a woven, knitted, or pressed fabric of fibrous material, as cotton, wool, silk, hair, or synthetic fibers
- a piece of such fabric for a specific use: tablecloth, washcloth, loincloth
Origin: ME < OE clath, cloth, hence garment, akin to -clithan, to stick, clitha, poultice < IE *gleit- (> Ger kleid, dress) < base *glei-, to stick > clay
adjective
- made of cloth
- clothbound
See cloth in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. cloths cloths (klôths, klôÞz, klŏths, klŏÞz)
- Fabric or material formed by weaving, knitting, pressing, or felting natural or synthetic fibers.
- A piece of fabric or material used for a specific purpose, as a tablecloth.
- Nautical a. Canvas.b. A sail.
- The characteristic attire of a profession, especially that of the clergy.
- The clergy: a man of the cloth.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English clāth
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