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(klôth, klŏth)n. pl. cloths (klôths, klôthz, klŏths, klŏthz)
Idiom: 1. Fabric or material formed by weaving, knitting, pressing, or felting natural or synthetic fibers.
2. A piece of fabric or material used for a specific purpose, as a tablecloth.
3. Nautical
a. Canvas.
b. A sail.
4. The characteristic attire of a profession, especially that of the clergy.
5. The clergy: a man of the cloth.
in cloth
With a clothbound binding; as a clothbound book.
[Middle English, from Old English clāth.]
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cloth
(klɒθ)n, pl cloths (klɒθs; klɒðz)
1. (Textiles)
a. a fabric formed by weaving, felting, or knitting wool, cotton, etc
b. (as modifier): a cloth bag.
2. (Textiles) a piece of such fabric used for a particular purpose, as for a dishcloth
3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the cloth
a. the clothes worn by a clergyman
b. the clergy
4. (Clothing & Fashion) obsolete clothing
5. (Nautical Terms) nautical any of the panels of a sail
6. (Theatre) chiefly Brit a piece of coloured fabric, used on the stage as scenery
7. (Clothing & Fashion) W African a garment in a traditional non-European style
[Old English clāth; related to Old Frisian klēth, Middle High German kleit cloth, clothing]
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cloth
(klɔθ, klɒθ)n., pl. cloths (klôtz, klotz, klôths, kloths),
adj. n.
1. a fabric made by weaving, felting, or knitting from wool, silk, cotton, flax, nylon, polyester, etc.: used for garments, upholstery, etc.
2. a piece of such a fabric for a particular purpose: an altar cloth.
3. the particular attire of any profession, esp. that of the clergy.
4. the cloth, the clergy: men of the cloth.
adj. 5. of or made of cloth.
6. clothbound.
[before 900; Middle English cloth, clath cloth, garment, Old English clāth, c. Old Frisian klāth, klēth, Middle Dutch kleet, Middle High German kleit]
cloth′like`, adj.
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clothes
– clothing – cloth1. 'clothes'
Clothes /kləʊðz/ are things you wear, such as shirts, trousers, dresses, and coats.
I took off all my clothes.
Be Careful!
There is no singular form of clothes. In formal English, you can talk about a garment, a piece of clothing, or an article of clothing, but in ordinary conversation, you usually name the piece of clothing you are talking about.
2. 'clothing'
Clothing /'kləʊðɪŋ/ is the clothes people wear. You often use clothing to talk about particular types of clothes, for example winter clothing or warm clothing. Clothing is an uncountable noun. Don't talk about 'clothings' or 'a clothing'.
Wear protective clothing.
Some locals offered food and clothing to the refugees.
3. 'cloth'
Cloth /klɒθ/ is fabric such as wool or cotton that is used for making such things as clothes.
I cut up strips of cotton cloth.
The women wove cloth for a living.
When cloth is used like this, it is an uncountable noun.
A cloth is a piece of fabric used for cleaning or dusting. The plural form of cloth is cloths, not 'clothes'.
Clean with a soft cloth dipped in warm soapy water.
Don't leave damp cloths in a cupboard.
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cloth
A piece of canvas scenery suspended from above: a backcloth at the rear of the stage, or a cloth with shapes cut from it so that the audience can see beyond.
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| Noun | 1. |  cloth - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"aba - a fabric woven from goat hair and camel hair acrylic - a synthetic fabric Aertex - a trademark for a loosely woven cotton fabric that is used to make shirts and underwear alpaca - a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that wool baize - a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables basket weave - a cloth woven of two or more threads interlaced to suggest the weave of a basket batik - a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted batiste - a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses belting - the material of which belts are made bombazine - a twilled fabric used for dresses; the warp is silk and the weft is worsted; "black bombazine is frequently used for mourning garments" boucle - a fabric of uneven yarn that has an uneven knobby effect broadcloth - a closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib broadcloth - a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish brocade - thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern buckram - a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing bunting - a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc. calico - coarse cloth with a bright print cambric - a finely woven white linen camelhair, camel's hair - a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel camlet - a fabric of Asian origin; originally made of silk and camel's hair camo, camouflage - fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background canopy - the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air cashmere - a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat cerecloth - a waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroud challis - a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed) chambray - a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp chenille - a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads chiffon - a sheer fabric of silk or rayon chino - a coarse twilled cotton fabric frequently used for uniforms chintz - a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric coating - a heavy fabric suitable for coats cobweb - a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider cotton - fabric woven from cotton fibers Canton flannel, cotton flannel - a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side cretonne - an unglazed heavy fabric; brightly printed; used for slipcovers and draperies crinoline - a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing damask - a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it diamante - fabric covered with glittering ornaments such as sequins or rhinestones diaper - a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures dimity - a strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedcovers and curtains doeskin - a fine smooth soft woolen fabric drapery - cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds duck - a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents edging - border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug) elastic - a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material etamin, etamine - a soft cotton or worsted fabric with an open mesh; used for curtains or clothing etc. faille - a ribbed woven fabric of silk or rayon or cotton felt - a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers vulcanized fiber, fibre, fiber - a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth flannel - a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing flannelette - a cotton fabric imitating flannel fleece - a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing foulard - a light plain-weave or twill-weave silk or silklike fabric (usually with a printed design) |
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cloth
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Translations
قُمَاشقُمَاشٌ للتَنْظِيفقِماش، غِطاءالمائِدَه
látkatkaninahadr
klædekludstoftøjdug
ŝtofo
kangasvaate
krpatkanina
törlõrongy
klæîi; dúkur; vefnaîur
ふきん布布地
천
audinys
audumsdrānalupata
blagokrpaprttkanina
trasatyg
ผ้า
giẻ lauvải
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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cloth
n
→ Tuch nt, → Stoff m; (as book cover) → Leinen nt; a nice piece of cloth → ein schöner Stoff, ein gutes Tuch; cloth of gold → goldenes Tuch
(= dishcloth, tea cloth etc) → Tuch nt; (for cleaning also) → Lappen m; (= tablecloth) → Tischdecke f, → Tischtuch nt
no pl (Eccl) a man of the cloth → ein geistlicher Herr; the cloth → der geistliche Stand, die Geistlichkeit
cloth
:clothbound
adj book → in Leinen (gebunden)
cloth cap
n → Schlägermütze f
cloth
:cloth-eared
adj (inf) → doof (inf)
cloth-ears
n sing (inf) → Doofmann m (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
cloth
[klɒθ] n (material) → tessuto, stoffa; (for cleaning) → panno, straccio (Brit) (also teacloth) → telo per i piatti (also tablecloth) → tovagliaa man of the cloth (Rel) → un religioso, un ecclesiastico
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cloth
(kloθ) – plural cloths (kloθs (American) klo:ðz) – noun (a piece of) woven material from which clothes and many other items are made. a tablecloth; a face-cloth; a floor-cloth; Woollen cloth is often more expensive than other cloths.
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cloth
→ قُمَاش, قُمَاشٌ للتَنْظِيف hadr, látka klæde, klud Stoff, Tuch πανί paño, tela, trapo kangas tissu, torchon krpa, tkanina panno, strofinaccio ふきん, 布地 천 doek, doekje klede, klut ściereczka, tkanina pano ткань, тряпка trasa, tyg ผ้า bez, kumaş giẻ lau, vải 布, 抹布Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009