- 1[uncountable] material made by weaving or knitting cotton, wool, silk, etc. woolen/cotton cloth bandages made from strips of cloth the cloth industry a cloth bag Thesaurusfabric
- cloth
- material
- textile
- fabric woven or knitted cotton, silk, wool, etc., used for making things such as clothes and curtains, and for covering furniture:cotton fabric upholstery fabrics Fabric is often fairly strong material, and is often used when talking about covering furniture or making curtains.
- cloth fabric made by weaving or knitting cotton, wool, silk, etc.:His bandages had been made from strips of cloth. Cloth is often fairly light material. Cloth is frequently used in talking about clothing material, or buying and selling woven material.
- material fabric used for making clothes, curtains, etc:The material was dyed with natural ingredients. Material is a more general word than fabric or cloth as it has the related meaning of “a substance that things can be made from.” It is not used when it might not be clear which type of material is meant:upholstery material the material industry
- textile any type of fabric made by weaving or knitting:She owns a factory producing a range of textiles. the textile industry Textile is used mostly when talking about the business of making woven materials. The industry of making textiles is called textiles:He works in textiles.
- woven/cotton/woolen fabric/cloth/material/textiles
- synthetic fabric/material/textiles
- dyed/printed fabric/cloth/textiles
- curtain/dress/clothing/upholstery fabric/material
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2[countable] (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. see dishcloth, drop cloth, tablecloth
- 3the cloth [singular] (literary) used to refer to Christian priests as a group a man of the cloth
cloth
noun/klɔθ/
(pl. cloths /klɔðz/, /klɔθs/
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