cloth
[ klawth, kloth ]
/ klɔθ, klɒθ /
noun, plural cloths [klawthz, klothz, klawths, kloths]. /klɔðz, klɒðz, klɔθs, klɒθs/.
adjective
of or made of cloth: She wore a cloth coat trimmed with fur.
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Origin of cloth
before 900; Middle English cloth, clath cloth, garment, Old English clāth; cognate with Dutch kleed,German Kleid
OTHER WORDS FROM cloth
clothlike, adjectiveun·der·cloth, nounWords nearby cloth
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British Dictionary definitions for cloth
cloth
/ (klɒθ) /
noun plural cloths (klɒθs, klɒðz)
Word Origin for cloth
Old English clāth; related to Old Frisian klēth, Middle High German kleit cloth, clothing
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Idioms and Phrases with cloth
cloth
see out of whole cloth; sackcloth and ashes.
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