Cloth is fabric which is made by weaving or knitting a substance such as cotton, wool, silk, or nylon. Cloth is used especially for making clothes.
She began cleaning the wound with a piece of cloth.
clothes
Synonyms: fabric, material, textiles, dry goods More Synonyms of cloth
2. countable noun
A cloth is a piece of cloth which you use for a particular purpose, such as cleaning something or covering something.
Clean the surface with a damp cloth.
...a tray covered with a cloth.
3. singular noun
The cloth is sometimes used to refer to Christian priests and ministers.
I've got as much respect for the cloth as the next man.
...a man of the cloth.
cloth in British English
(klɒθ)
nounWord forms: pluralcloths (klɒθs, klɒðz)
1.
a.
a fabric formed by weaving, felting, or knitting wool, cotton, etc
b.
(as modifier)
a cloth bag
2.
a piece of such fabric used for a particular purpose, as for a dishcloth
3. the cloth
4. obsolete
clothing
5. nautical
any of the panels of a sail
6. mainly British
a piece of coloured fabric, used on the stage as scenery
7. West Africa
a garment in a traditional non-European style
Word origin
Old English clāth; related to Old Frisian klēth, Middle High German kleit cloth, clothing
cloth in American English
(klɔθ; klɑθ)
nounWord forms: pluralcloths (klɔðz; klɑðz; also klɔθs; klɑθs for `kinds of cloth')
1.
a woven, knitted, or pressed fabric of fibrous material, as cotton, wool, silk, hair, or synthetic fibers
2.
a piece of such fabric for a specific use
tablecloth, washcloth, loincloth
adjective
3.
made of cloth
4.
clothbound
Idioms:
the cloth
Word origin
ME < OE clath, cloth, hence garment, akin to -clithan, to stick, clitha, poultice < IE *gleit- (> Ger kleid, dress) < base *glei-, to stick > clay
cloth in Hospitality
(klɔθ)
Word forms: (regular plural) cloths
noun
(Hospitality (hotel): Housekeeping and maintenance)
A cloth is a piece of cloth which you use for a particular purpose, such as cleaning somethingor covering something.
Dust surfaces in all rooms with a damp cloth.
The waiter spread a new cloth on the table.
Clean dirty mirrors with some polish on a cloth.
More idioms containing
cloth
made of whole cloth
have cloth ears
cut your coat according to your cloth
cut from the same cloth
COBUILD Collocations
cloth
clean cloth
Examples of 'cloth' in a sentence
cloth
Use a covering cloth to press the hem.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He fashioned a mast out of a reclaimed aluminium irrigation pipe and a sail from recycled cloth.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Wipe leaves with a damp cloth to remove them.
The Sun (2015)
The peaks are on the cloth caps.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
No longer are the software providers and hardware companies cut from a different cloth.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They also come with a carry case and cleaning cloth.
The Sun (2016)
Wrap in a soft cloth to keep warm.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Use a cloth inside and out to keep it spotless.
The Sun (2013)
Wipe it with a damp cloth and dry with soft kitchen roll.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
His son was cut from a different cloth.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The dining room table has a white cloth descending to the floor.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Warm ripples of cloth are soft and easy to wear.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Then cover the tray again with a damp cloth.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The cloth fabrics felt fine though.
The Sun (2007)
Dry carefully with a clean cloth.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The older ones usually slept underneath the wagon with just a sail cloth pulled round it to protect them from the elements.
The Sun (2011)
In the early 1900s the town produced more cotton cloth than any other in the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We are talking about days when he had a cloth cap on, not a helmet.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They come with a handy cleaning cloth and tough case with a quick release hook so you can attach it to your bag.
The Sun (2013)
When completely dry, polish off with a clean cloth.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The avuncular Yorkshireman with the cloth cap and the polite twinkle was just a front.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I could get out and use a cloth.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In the weaving village, building after building was filled with wooden looms used to make silk and lotus cloth.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But baggage handlers misplaced Aussie sailors' sail cloths.
The Sun (2012)
In other languages
cloth
British English: cloth /klɒθ/ NOUN
materialCloth is material that is used to make things like clothes and curtains.
American English: cloth
Arabic: قُمَاش
Brazilian Portuguese: pano
Chinese: 布
Croatian: tkanina
Czech: látka tkanina
Danish: klæde
Dutch: doek lap
European Spanish: tela
Finnish: kangas
French: tissu
German: Stoff
Greek: πανί
Italian: panno
Japanese: 布地
Korean: 천
Norwegian: klede
Polish: tkanina
European Portuguese: pano
Romanian: stofă
Russian: ткань
Latin American Spanish: tela
Swedish: tyg
Thai: ผ้า
Turkish: kumaş
Ukrainian: тканина
Vietnamese: vải vóc
British English: cloth /klɒθ/ NOUN
for cleaning A cloth is a piece of material that you use to clean something.
American English: cloth
Arabic: قُمَاشٌ للتَنْظِيف
Brazilian Portuguese: pano
Chinese: 抹布
Croatian: krpa
Czech: hadr
Danish: klud
Dutch: doekje
European Spanish: trapo
Finnish: kangas
French: torchon
German: Tuch
Greek: πανί
Italian: strofinaccio
Japanese: ふきん
Korean: 천
Norwegian: klut
Polish: ściereczka
European Portuguese: pano
Romanian: cârpă
Russian: тряпка
Latin American Spanish: paño
Swedish: trasa
Thai: ผ้า
Turkish: bez
Ukrainian: ганчірка
Vietnamese: giẻ lau
All related terms of 'cloth'
J-Cloth
a light, absorbent , reusable cloth used for wiping household surfaces
cloth cap
A cloth cap is a soft flat cap with a stiff, curved part at the front called a peak. Cloth caps are usually worn by men .
tea cloth
A tea cloth is the same as a → tea towel .
the cloth
the clothes worn by a member of the clergy
altar cloth
the cloth used for covering an altar : often applied also to the frontal
bark cloth
a papery fabric made from the fibrous inner bark of various trees, esp of the moraceous genus Ficus and the leguminous genus Brachystegia
clean cloth
A cloth is a piece of cloth which you use for a particular purpose, such as cleaning something or covering something.
cloth-eared
not hearing clearly
cloth ears
a disparaging term of address to a person not hearing something
cloth-like
resembling cloth
cloth roll
a roller , located at the front of a loom , on which woven material is wound after it leaves the breast beam
cloth yard
a medieval unit of measure for cloth , fixed at 37 inches by Edward VI of England: also used as a length for longbow arrows
emery cloth
a cloth covered with abrasive emery particles, used for sanding
face cloth
a small towelling cloth used for washing
grass cloth
a cloth made from plant fibres , such as jute or hemp
kente cloth
a fabric made esp. in Ghana , woven in strips of brightly patterned bands interspersed with bands of black
nun's cloth
a thin soft plain-weave silk or worsted fabric used for veils , dresses , etc
pilot cloth
a type of thick blue cloth used esp to make sailor's coats
piña cloth
a fine fabric made from the fibres of the pineapple leaf
tammy cloth
(esp formerly) a rough-textured woollen cloth used for straining sauces , soups , etc
wire cloth
a mesh or netting woven from fine wire , used in window screens , strainers , etc
butter cloth
a type of open , unsized muslin
cloth binding
a type of binding in which a book is bound in stiff boards covered with cloth
covert cloth
a twill-weave cotton or worsted suiting fabric
double cloth
a cloth used in overcoating, blankets , brocade , etc., made by interweaving two physically discrete fabrics at various points in the pattern by bringing warp and fill yarns from each through the other to be worked on the opposite face of the compoun41.d fabric
ground cloth
groundsheet
melton cloth
a heavy smooth woollen fabric with a short nap , used esp for overcoats
monk's cloth
a heavy cotton fabric of basket weave , used mainly for bedspreads
sponge cloth
any of various porous fabrics, usually made in a loose honeycomb weave
aeroplane cloth
a strong fabric made from cotton , linen , and nylon yarns , used for some light aircraft fuselages and wings
aircraft cloth
a strong fabric made from cotton , linen , and nylon yarns , used for some light aircraft fuselages and wings
airplane cloth
a strong , plain-weave cloth of linen or cotton , originally used for airplane wings
American cloth
a glazed or waterproofed cotton cloth
cloth of gold
cloth woven from silk threads interspersed with gold
pebbleweave cloth
an irregularly textured material made from twisted yarn
drying-up cloth
a tea towel
have cloth ears
to be unable to pay attention to or understand something properly
man of the cloth
a clergyman or other ecclesiastic
drop curtain
a curtain that is suspended from the flies and can be raised and lowered onto the stage
duster
A duster is a cloth which you use for removing dust from furniture, ornaments , or other objects.
out of whole cloth
entirely without a factual basis
suede
Suede is leather with a soft , slightly rough surface.
terry
Terry or terry cloth is a type of fabric which has a lot of very small loops covering both sides. It is used especially for making things like towels and babies ' nappies .
made of whole cloth
completely untrue and not based on fact
Oxford
a city in S England, administrative centre of Oxfordshire , at the confluence of the Rivers Thames and Cherwell : Royalist headquarters during the Civil War; seat of Oxford University, consisting of 40 separate colleges , the oldest being University College (1249), and Oxford Brookes University (1993); motor-vehicle industry . Pop: 143 016 (2001)
wholestitch
a type of stitch producing an effect similar to woven cloth
cut from the same cloth
very similar in character , attitudes or behaviour
made out of whole cloth
completely fictitious or false ; made up
cut your coat according to your cloth
to make plans and decisions that are based on what you have and not what you would like
tamis
(esp formerly) a rough-textured woollen cloth used for straining sauces , soups , etc
Chinese translation of 'cloth'
cloth
(klɔθ)
n
(c/u) (= fabric) 布料 (bùliào) (块(塊), kuài)
(c) (for cleaning, dusting) 布 (bù) (块(塊), kuài)
(c) (= tablecloth) 桌布 (zhuōbù) (块(塊), kuài)
piece of cloth一块(塊)布 (yī kuài bù)
(noun)
Definition
a fabric formed by weaving, felting, or knitting fibres