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cover-cloth|ˈkʌvəklɒθ, -klɔːθ| [f. cover n. + cloth.] A cloth used as a cover, a cloth covering.
1599Wills & Inv. N.C. (Surtees) II. 336, iiij pare of lynen sheates..xiiij new coverclothes, in a troncke. 1660Fisher Rusticks Alarm Wks. (1679) 402 They who thou begin'st to lash..in thy Latine Cover-Cloath. 1882Caulfield, etc. Dict. Needlework 392/1 All these Pillows before they are finished are covered with three cloths known as Cover Cloths, which are used to keep the lace clean while in progress. |