Cloth
noun
Material that is made by weaving together threads of cotton, wool, silk, etc.
He used a soft cloth to clean the glasses.
Often appears as...
- cutting cloth
- cleaning cloth
noun
Piece of cloth used for a particular purpose, like cleaning or dusting.
She wiped her hands on the cloth.
Often appears as...
- dish cloth
- dust cloth
noun
A piece of cloth on which an artist paints.
The painter set up his easel and stretched a new cloth across it.
Often appears as...
- oil cloth
- canvas cloth
Usage tips
Artistic
noun
The clergy of the Christian Church.
He decided to take Holy Orders and join the cloth.
Often appears as...
- join the cloth
- member of the cloth
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Religious
noun
Material that is made by weaving together threads of cotton, wool, silk, etc.
He used a soft cloth to clean the glasses.
Often appears as...
- cutting cloth
- cleaning cloth
noun
Piece of cloth used for a particular purpose, like cleaning or dusting.
She wiped her hands on the cloth.
Often appears as...
- dish cloth
- dust cloth
noun
A piece of cloth on which an artist paints.
The painter set up his easel and stretched a new cloth across it.
Often appears as...
- oil cloth
- canvas cloth
Usage tips
Artistic
noun
The clergy of the Christian Church.
He decided to take Holy Orders and join the cloth.
Often appears as...
- join the cloth
- member of the cloth
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Religious
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Clothing Material
Often refers to material used for making clothes, like shirts and dresses.
She bought beautiful cloth for her wedding dress.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Soft
Not all cloth is soft; it can be rough or smooth, depending on its weave.
The burlap cloth was too coarse for a baby's sensitive skin.
Pro Tip 1/2Clothing Material
Often refers to material used for making clothes, like shirts and dresses.
She bought beautiful cloth for her wedding dress.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Soft
Not all cloth is soft; it can be rough or smooth, depending on its weave.
The burlap cloth was too coarse for a baby's sensitive skin.
Pro Tip 1/2Clothing Material
Often refers to material used for making clothes, like shirts and dresses.
She bought beautiful cloth for her wedding dress.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Soft
Not all cloth is soft; it can be rough or smooth, depending on its weave.
The burlap cloth was too coarse for a baby's sensitive skin.
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Brain Magic - The Common...
is my secret helper at the very beginning so here's what actually is what you see you get a secret helper he's allowing the last one and the first one to touch it right so all you got to do is at first I like to do it myself I cover the cloth I get everybody to reach underneath to make sure it's still there so miss please go ahead
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What does my headscarf...
What if I wore my scarf like this? I can walk down the street in the exact same outfit and what the world expects of me and the way I'm treated depends on the arrangement of this piece of cloth. But this isn't going to be another monologue about the hijab
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Science can answer moral...
hearing some of this, may well be doing the screaming-with-rage thing, after as well, some of them. Language seems to be really important here. When you're talking about the veil, you're talking about women dressed in cloth bags.
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Zoo Quest For A Dragon...
cloth she forces them to turn their daggers upon themselves the men almost insensible try to thrush these sharp swords into their chests but the balong's power is stronger than rangers and he is able to protect his followers
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The life cycle of a...
Technologies are now so advanced in some countries that the entire process of growing and producing fabric barely touches a human hand. But only up until this point. After the finished cloth travels to factories,
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How To Levitate PIPE The...
you're gonna need to start by thinking big. And I mean cosmically big. Imagine that this piece of black cloth is the universe, the very fabric of space-time. There are no planets, no stars... nothing at all.
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How I came to love my...
you pause and you remember that the brunt of all your judgments and bias it doesn't hit the it doesn't hit the cloth it hits the human being behind it and a lot of times it damages them and I truly
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Concrete Tent PIPE I Didn't...
once the cloth is completely soaked the process of hydration begins and the plastic casing can be removed at this point there's a window of around five hours for the canvas to be raised into
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The habits of happiness...
if it was always there -- like a dye that would permeate the whole cloth -- then it would be found all the time, somewhere. We know we're not always angry, always jealous, always generous.
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The myth of Arachne -...
who spent his days dying cloth the deepest shades of purple. She had a flair for spinning the finest threads, weaving them into flowing fabric, and creating magnificent tapestries.
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Brain Magic - The Common...
is my secret helper at the very beginning so here's what actually is what you see you get a secret helper he's allowing the last one and the first one to touch it right so all you got to do is at first I like to do it myself I cover the cloth I get everybody to reach underneath to make sure it's still there so miss please go ahead
Video examples
What does my headscarf...
What if I wore my scarf like this? I can walk down the street in the exact same outfit and what the world expects of me and the way I'm treated depends on the arrangement of this piece of cloth. But this isn't going to be another monologue about the hijab
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Science can answer moral...
hearing some of this, may well be doing the screaming-with-rage thing, after as well, some of them. Language seems to be really important here. When you're talking about the veil, you're talking about women dressed in cloth bags.
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Zoo Quest For A Dragon...
cloth she forces them to turn their daggers upon themselves the men almost insensible try to thrush these sharp swords into their chests but the balong's power is stronger than rangers and he is able to protect his followers
Video examples
The life cycle of a...
Technologies are now so advanced in some countries that the entire process of growing and producing fabric barely touches a human hand. But only up until this point. After the finished cloth travels to factories,
Video examples
How To Levitate PIPE The...
you're gonna need to start by thinking big. And I mean cosmically big. Imagine that this piece of black cloth is the universe, the very fabric of space-time. There are no planets, no stars... nothing at all.
Video examples
How I came to love my...
you pause and you remember that the brunt of all your judgments and bias it doesn't hit the it doesn't hit the cloth it hits the human being behind it and a lot of times it damages them and I truly
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Concrete Tent PIPE I Didn't...
once the cloth is completely soaked the process of hydration begins and the plastic casing can be removed at this point there's a window of around five hours for the canvas to be raised into
Video examples
The habits of happiness...
if it was always there -- like a dye that would permeate the whole cloth -- then it would be found all the time, somewhere. We know we're not always angry, always jealous, always generous.
Video examples
The myth of Arachne -...
who spent his days dying cloth the deepest shades of purple. She had a flair for spinning the finest threads, weaving them into flowing fabric, and creating magnificent tapestries.
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Quote examples
Iain Duncan Smith
British Politician
It's fairness to say those who work hard, get up in the morning, cut their cloth - in other words 'we can only afford to have one or two children because we don't earn enough'. They pay their taxes and they want to know that the same kind of decision-making is taking place for those on benefits.
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Gary Sheffield
American Athlete
I tell myself every offseason I'm not going to say anything crazy. I'm just going to have a peaceful season... Can't do it. I'm cut from a different cloth.
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Issey Miyake
Japanese Designer
My fascination has been the space between cloth and the body, and using a two-dimensional element to clothe a three-dimensional form.
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Jed S. Rakoff
American Judge
I was always attracted to taking a novel position, but one grounded in the materials I'd been given, not made up out of whole cloth.
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Leo Sayer
English Musician
I particularly love the silk in Jakarta, the shoes in Tokyo and the amazing cloth from Thailand and Malaysia.
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Joanna Lumley
English Actress
I can't cut out a piece of cloth and make a lovely dress, but I can mend tears in shirts and sew on buttons.
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Gene Roddenberry
American Producer
Our effects were primitive. Our stars were a black cloth with holes in it and light behind.
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Foxy Brown
American Musician
I'm cut from a different cloth. I would never moon someone. I was raised in a good family.
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Jesse Jackson
American Activist
America is not a blanket woven from one thread, one color, one cloth.
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Mark Lawrenson
English Footballer
These managers all know their onions and cut their cloth accordingly.
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Iain Duncan Smith
British Politician
It's fairness to say those who work hard, get up in the morning, cut their cloth - in other words 'we can only afford to have one or two children because we don't earn enough'. They pay their taxes and they want to know that the same kind of decision-making is taking place for those on benefits.
Quote examples
Gary Sheffield
American Athlete
I tell myself every offseason I'm not going to say anything crazy. I'm just going to have a peaceful season... Can't do it. I'm cut from a different cloth.
Quote examples
Issey Miyake
Japanese Designer
My fascination has been the space between cloth and the body, and using a two-dimensional element to clothe a three-dimensional form.
Quote examples
Jed S. Rakoff
American Judge
I was always attracted to taking a novel position, but one grounded in the materials I'd been given, not made up out of whole cloth.
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Leo Sayer
English Musician
I particularly love the silk in Jakarta, the shoes in Tokyo and the amazing cloth from Thailand and Malaysia.
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Joanna Lumley
English Actress
I can't cut out a piece of cloth and make a lovely dress, but I can mend tears in shirts and sew on buttons.
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Gene Roddenberry
American Producer
Our effects were primitive. Our stars were a black cloth with holes in it and light behind.
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Foxy Brown
American Musician
I'm cut from a different cloth. I would never moon someone. I was raised in a good family.
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Jesse Jackson
American Activist
America is not a blanket woven from one thread, one color, one cloth.
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Mark Lawrenson
English Footballer
These managers all know their onions and cut their cloth accordingly.
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