cloth
[ klawth, kloth ]
/ klɔθ, klɒθ /
Save This Word!
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.
QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
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, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use cloth in a sentence
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with cloth
cloth
see out of whole cloth; sackcloth and ashes.
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.