| 单词 | cloth |
| 释义 | cloth —clothlike, adj. /klawth, kloth/, n. , pl. cloths /klawdhz, klodhz, klawths, kloths/, adj. n. 1. a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber, used for garments, upholstery, and many other items. 2. a piece of such a fabric for a particular purpose: an altar cloth. 3. the particular attire of any profession, esp. that of the clergy. Cf. man of the cloth. 4. the cloth, the clergy: men of the cloth. 5. Naut. a. one of the lengths of canvas or duck of standard width sewn side by side to form a sail, awning, or tarpaulin. b. any of various pieces of canvas or duck for reinforcing certain areas of a sail. c. a number of sails taken as a whole. 6. Obs. a garment; clothing. adj. 7. of or made of cloth: She wore a cloth coat trimmed with fur. 8. clothbound. [bef. 900; ME cloth, clath cloth, garment, OE clath; c. D kleed, G Kleid] |
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