Cloth
/klɒθ/
nounBeginner🔥Very CommonGeneral
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Definitions
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A piece of material made by weaving or knitting fibers together.
/klɒθ/
nounneutralBeginner
General
A woven or knitted material
The tablecloth was made of a fine linen cloth.
💡 Simply: Cloth is like a blanket or a piece of fabric. It's what your clothes are made of!
👶 For kids: It's like a big piece of soft stuff, like a blanket.
More Examples
2
He used a cleaning cloth to wipe the counter.
How It's Used
Textiles
"She chose a fine cloth for her new dress."
Household
"He wiped the table with a damp cloth."
From Old English *clāþ, from Proto-Germanic *klaþō, from Proto-Indo-European *klep-. The word has a long history, tracing back to early Germanic and even Indo-European roots.
The word 'cloth' has been used in English for centuries, appearing in early literature and everyday conversations to refer to fabrics.
Memory tip
Think of a 'cloth' as a 'clothed' surface.
Word Origin
Original meaning
"to cover, weave"
clean clothfine clothcotton cloth
Common misspellings
cloathclothe
Practice
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