English

Etymology
OE. clað �a cloth,� hence, �garment,� < PG. *kalithaz.

audio|en-us-cloth.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun|plcloths|pl2clothes

1. uncountable A woven fabric such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.
2. A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.
3. A form of attire that represents a particular profession.

Synonyms
(woven fabric): material, stuff

Translations
trans-top|a woven fabric
Danish: stof n
Dutch: doek n, kleed n
Finnish: kangas
French: tissu m, étoffe f
German: Stoff m, Tuch n
Hebrew: �� romanization of Hebrew|bad m
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Italian: stoffa f, tessuto m
Japanese: Jpan|� (Jpan|��, nuno)
Portuguese: pano m, tecido m
Russian: �кан� (tkan') f, ма�е�и� (mat'érija) f
Scots: cloot
Spanish: tela f
Tagalog: tela
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trans-top|a piece of cloth
Danish: tøj n, klæde g|Danish
Dutch: vod f
Finnish: vaate
French: tissu m
Hebrew: �� romanization of Hebrew|bád m
Italian: panno m, straccio m
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Kurdish: KUchar|پ���� g|Kurdish
Norwegian: stoff n
Portuguese: pano m
Russian: ���пка (tr'ápka) f
Spanish: trapo m
Tagalog: retaso
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trans-top|a form of attire
French: tenue f
Hebrew: ת���שת romanization of Hebrew|tilboshet f
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Russian: м�нди� (mundír) m, �о�ма (fórma) f
Tagalog: damit
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ttbc|Indonesian: kain
ttbc|Interlingua: drappo, panno
ttbc|Kurdish: cil
ttbc|Spanish: trapo, paño
ttbc|Volapük: klöf, flab#Volapük|flab
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Derived terms
rel-top|terms derived from "cloth"
cheesecloth
clothe
clothes
clothing
dishcloth
facecloth
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horsecloth
loincloth
man of the cloth
sackcloth
tablecloth
washcloth
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Category:1000 English basic words

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• 2007-12-13 05:22 - AutoFormat - trans link [[Scots]]

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