— clothlike , adj.
/klawth, kloth/ , n. , pl. cloths /klawdhz, klodhz, klawths, kloths/ , adj.
n.
1. a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber, used for garments, upholstery, and many other items.
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. Cf. man of the cloth .
4. the cloth , the clergy: men of the cloth.
5. Naut.
a. one of the lengths of canvas or duck of standard width sewn side by side to form a sail, awning, or tarpaulin.
b. any of various pieces of canvas or duck for reinforcing certain areas of a sail.
c. a number of sails taken as a whole.
6. Obs. a garment; clothing.
adj.
7. of or made of cloth: She wore a cloth coat trimmed with fur.
8. clothbound.
[ bef. 900; ME cloth, clath cloth, garment, OE clath; c. D kleed, G Kleid ]