cloth
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes, woven fabric specifically.
Near-synonyms: (not always differentiated) fabric, material (fabric sense), textile; see also Thesaurus:fabric
Đồng nghĩa: fabric, material, textile, fabric, cloth, textile
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)Specifically, a tablecloth, especially as spread before a meal or removed afterwards.
- 3.
(countable)A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.
- 4.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)(figurative) Substance or essence; the whole of something complex.
- 5.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)(figurative) Appearance; seeming.
- 6.
(countable, uncountable)A form of attire that represents a particular profession or status.
- 7.
(countable, idiomatic, uncountable, with definite article)The priesthood.
He is a respected man of the cloth.
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From Middle English cloth, clath, from Old English clāþ (cloth, clothes, covering, sail), from *klaiþ, from Proto-Germanic *klaiþą (garment), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gleyt- (to cling to, cleave, stick) (compare ngjit), a form of *gleh₁y- (to smear; to stick).