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cloth
English
Alternative forms
- cloath (obsolete)
- clath, clathe, claith (Scotland)
Etymology
From Middle English cloth, clath, from Old English cl?þ (“cloth, clothes, covering, sail”), from Proto-Germanic *klaiþ? (“garment”), from Proto-Indo-European *gleyt- (“to cling to, cleave, stick”). Cognate with Scots clath (“cloth”), North Frisian klaid (“dress, garment”), Saterland Frisian Klood (“dress, apparel”), West Frisian kleed (“cloth, article of clothing”), Dutch kleed (“robe, dress”), Low German kleed (“dress, garment”), German Kleid (“gown, dress”), Danish klæde (“cloth, dress”), Norwegian klede, Swedish kläde (“cloth”), Icelandic klæði (“cloth, dressing”), Old English cl?þan (“to adhere, stick”). Compare Albanian ngjit (“to stick, attach, glue”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kl?th, IPA(key): /kl??/
- (Conservative RP) enPR: klôth, IPA(key): /kl???/
- (General American) enPR: klôth, IPA(key): /kl??/
- (cot–caught merger, Canada) enPR: kl?th, IPA(key): /kl??/
- (obsolete) IPA(key): /klo??/, enPR: kl?th
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
cloth (countable and uncountable, plural cloths)
- (countable, uncountable) A woven fabric such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.
- Specifically, a tablecloth, especially as spread before a meal or removed afterwards.
- 1796–7, Mary Wollstonecraft, The Wrongs of Woman, Oxford 2009, p. 142:
- One day he came, as I thought accidentally, to dinner. My husband was very much engaged in business, and quitted the room soon after the cloth was removed.
- 1796–7, Mary Wollstonecraft, The Wrongs of Woman, Oxford 2009, p. 142:
- (countable) A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.
- (metaphoric) Substance or essence; the whole of something complex.
- (metaphoric) Appearance; seeming.
- A form of attire that represents a particular profession or status.
- (in idioms) Priesthood, clergy.
Synonyms
- (woven fabric): material, stuff
- See also Thesaurus:fabric
Derived terms
Related terms
- clothe, clothes, clothing
Translations
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cloth, from Proto-Celtic *klutom (compare Welsh clod), nominalization of Proto-Indo-European *?lutós (“famous”), from Proto-Indo-European *?lew- (“to hear”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ?????? (klutós, “famous”), Sanskrit ????? (?ruta, “famous”), and English loud.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kl??(h)/
Noun
cloth m (genitive singular cloith, nominative plural cloith) (literary)
- fame, honor
- reputation
Declension
Mutation
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “cloth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “clo?” in Foclóir Gae?ilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- clothe, clooth, clath, clathe, cloþ, cloþe, clooþ, claþ, claþe, cloð, clað, kloth, klathe, clot?, cloyth, kloyt
Etymology
From Old English cl?þ, from Proto-Germanic *klaiþ?.
Pronunciation
- (Early ME, Northern ME) IPA(key): /kl???/
- IPA(key): /kl???/
Noun
cloth (plural clothes or close)
- Cloth; fabric or an individual piece of it, especially made by weaving:
- Table linen; a decorative cloth for the table.
- A blanket or sheet; bed linen.
- An ornamental cloth or carpet with fine detailing.
- A specific standard length or area of cloth.
- A cloth used to filter or sieve unwanted materials (usually in the kitchen).
- The cloth babies are wrapped in; babywear.
- (often in the plural) An item of clothes; a garment; something to be worn.
- Clothes, apparel; what is worn.
- (Late Middle English) A bodily tissue or layer.
- (Late Middle English, rare) An illness or medical condition evident from boils.
Derived terms
- bordcloth
- clothen
- clother
- clothing
- clothles
Descendants
- English: cloth
- Scots: clath, clathe, claith
References
- “cl?th, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-26.
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *klutom (compare Welsh clod), nominalization of Proto-Indo-European *?lutós (“famous”), from Proto-Indo-European *?lew- (“to hear”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ?????? (klutós, “famous”), Sanskrit ????? (?ruta, “famous”), and English loud.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klo?/
Noun
cloth n (genitive cluith, nominative plural clotha)
- fame, honor
- reputation
Declension
Descendants
- Irish: cloth
Mutation
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “cloth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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microfiber
English
Alternative forms
- (Canadian, British) microfibre
Etymology
micro- +? fiber
Noun
microfiber (countable and uncountable, plural microfibers)
- (American spelling) Very fine synthetic fiber; cloth made of such fiber.
- The spilled wine hadn't stained the microfiber couch.
Translations
Anagrams
- microfibre
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