covert cloth

noun

a cotton, woolen, or worsted cloth of twill weave, the warp being of ply yarns one of which may be white.

Origin of covert cloth

First recorded in 1890–95

Also called covert.

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British Dictionary definitions for covert cloth

covert cloth

noun

a twill-weave cotton or worsted suiting fabricSometimes shortened to: covert

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