CLOTH

noun (plural ~s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clāth ~, garment; akin to Middle High German kleit garment Date: before 12th century 1. a pliable material made usually by weaving, felting, or knitting natural or synthetic fibers and filaments, a similar material (as of glass), a piece of ~ adapted for a particular purpose, 3. a distinctive dress of a profession or calling, the dress of the clergy