CLOTH


Meaning of CLOTH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ klɒθ, AM klɔ:θ ]

( cloths)

1.

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.

= fabric, material

N-MASS

2.

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.

N-COUNT

3.

The cloth is sometimes used to refer to Christian priests and ministers.

...a man of the cloth.

N-SING : the N

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