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cloth::noun | Spocien Dictionary

cloth
noun
/klɔθ/
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
Type Words
Synonyms fabric, material, textile
Type of artefact, artifact
Has types aertex, alpaca, bagging, baize, basket weave, batik, batiste, belting, bombazine, boucle, broadcloth, brocade, buckram, bunting, calico, cambric, camel's hair, camelhair, camlet, camo, camouflage, canopy, canton flannel, canvas, canvass, cashmere, cerecloth, challis, chambray, chenille, chiffon, chino, chintz, coating, cobweb, cord, corduroy, cotton, cotton flannel, crape, crepe, cretonne, crinoline, damask, denim, diamante, diaper, dimity, doeskin, drapery, duck, duffel, duffle, dungaree, durable press, yoke, acrylic, wincey, wire cloth, wool, woolen, woollen, worsted, aba, elastic, etamin, etamine, faille, felt, fiber, fibre, flannel, flannelette, fleece, foulard, frieze, fustian, gabardine, georgette, gingham, grogram, grosgrain, hair, haircloth, herringbone, homespun, hopsack, hopsacking, horsehair, imitation leather, jaconet, jacquard, jean, khaddar, khadi, khaki, knit, lace, lame, leatherette, linen, linsey-woolsey, lint, lisle, macintosh, mackinaw, mackintosh, madras, marseille, mesh, meshing, meshwork, metallic, mohair, moire, moleskin, monk's cloth, moquette, moreen, motley, mousseline de sole, muslin, nankeen, net, network, ninon, nylon, oilcloth, olive drab, organza, paisley, panting, pepper-and-salt, percale, permanent press, piece of cloth, piece of material, pilot cloth, pina cloth, pinstripe, pique, plaid, plush, polyester, pongee, poplin, print, quilting, rayon, rep, repp, sackcloth, sacking, sailcloth, samite, sateen, satin, satinet, satinette, screening, scrim, seersucker, serge, shag, shantung, sharkskin, sheeting, shirting, shirttail, silesia, silk, spandex, sponge cloth, stammel, suede, suede cloth, suiting, swan's down, taffeta, tammy, tapa, tapestry, tapis, tappa, tartan, terry, terry cloth, terrycloth, ticking, toweling, towelling, trousering, tweed, twill, upholstery material, velcro, velour, velours, velvet, velveteen, vicuna, viyella, voile, vulcanized fiber, wash-and-wear, watered-silk, waterproof, web, webbing, whipcord


woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC.

Examples of cloth

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Blot the foliage with a soft cloth or paper towel to prevent dusty water stains.
From the news-journalonline.com
Because you will be working overhead, apply the stain with a squeezed out cloth.
From the boston.com
Put the cloves, cinnamon and bay leaves in a piece of cheese cloth or spice bag.
From the gothamgal.com
Cloth ribbons, baskets and stray ornaments can be repurposed into holiday gifts.
From the post-gazette.com
Two of the quilts showed family photos on cloth relief, woven into the tapestry.
From the heraldtribune.com
Large selection of straw, fabric, raffia, cloth and wool hats for men and women.
From the sfgate.com
I never liked the way they chose to cloth bratz dolls and over do their make-up.
From the ocregister.com
Only one table is set for dinner, with thick cloth napkins and vases of flowers.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
Orlando piano player Clayton Senne is cut from the same cloth as Ben Folds Five.
From the timesunion.com
More examples
  • Fabric: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
  • A textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw wool fibres, linen, cotton, or other material on a spinning wheel to produce long strands. ...
  • A woven fabric such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use; A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose; A form of attire that represents a particular profession; Priesthood, clergy
  • A cloth-bound book. The covering can be linen, buckram or another textile.
  • Prepared calico, sometimes embossed with different patterns, used for cloth bindings.
  • A fiberglass reinforcement made by weaving strands of glass fiber yarns. Cloth is available in various weights measured in ounces per square yard or Kg/m2
  • A type of woven filter spectrum made from natural or synthetic yarns.
  • A common material used, from the late-19th century, to cover the boards of hardcover books. In modern trade publishing, however, paper has become more common than cloth for covering boards.
  • A lustrous transparent cloth of Phillipine origin that is woven of silky pineapple fibers.
LeafTensor is a decentralized system.