cloth (cloths plural )
1 n-mass Cloth is fabric which is made by weaving or knitting a substance such as cotton, wool, silk, or nylon. Cloth is used especially for making clothes.
(=fabric, material)
She began cleaning the wound with a piece of cloth.
2 n-count A cloth is a piece of cloth which you use for a particular purpose, such as cleaning something or covering something.
Clean the surface with a damp cloth., ...a tray covered with a cloth.
3 n-sing The cloth is sometimes used to refer to Christian priests and ministers. the N ...a man of the cloth.
cloth cap (cloth caps plural )A cloth cap is a soft flat cap with a stiff, curved part at the front called a peak. Cloth caps are usually worn by men. n-count
tea cloth (tea cloths plural ), tea-cloth A tea cloth is the same as a tea towel.
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