a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber, used for garments, upholstery, and many other items.

a piece of such a fabric for a particular purpose

an altar cloth.

the particular attire of any profession, esp. that of the clergy. Compare man of the cloth .

the cloth, the clergy

men of the cloth.

Nautical .

one of the lengths of canvas or duck of standard width sewn side by side to form a sail, awning, or tarpaulin.

any of various pieces of canvas or duck for reinforcing certain areas of a sail.

a number of sails taken as a whole.

Obsolete . a garment; clothing.

of or made of cloth

She wore a cloth coat trimmed with fur.

clothbound.

noun

bolt , calico , cotton , dry goods , goods , material , stuff , synthetics , textiles , tissue , twill , weave , yard goods , bunting , drapery , fabric , remnant , shroud , swatch , textile , texture , upholstery , weft , woof