meaning of cloth
1. A fabric made of fibrous material (or sometimes of wire, as in wire cloth); commonly, a woven fabric of cotton, woolen, or linen, adapted to be made into garments; specifically, woolen fabrics, as distinguished from all others.
2. The dress; raiment. [Obs. ] See Clothes.
3. The distinctive dress of any profession, especially of the clergy; hence, the clerical profession.
Related Words
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