EnglishMain Dictionary
cloth
Universal Words
1 [U] fabric made by weaving or knitting cotton, wool, silk, etc:
woollen / cotton cloth * bandages made from strips of cloth * the cloth industry / trade * a cloth bag
2 [C] (often in compounds) a piece of cloth, often used for a special purpose, especially cleaning things or covering a table:
Wipe the surface with a damp cloth. * a floor cloth
seealsoDISHCLOTH, TABLECLOTH
3 (the cloth) [sing.] (literary) used to refer to Christian priests as a group:
a man of the cloth
IDIOMS see COATn.
