Definition of CLOTH

cloth

Plural: clothes, cloths

Noun

  • Fabric made from fibers by weaving, knitting, or felting.
  • artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
    • "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"
  • A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.
  • Specifically, a tablecloth, especially as spread before a meal or removed afterwards.
  • A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.
  • Substance or essence; the whole of something complex.
  • Appearance; seeming.
  • A form of attire that represents a particular profession or status.
  • The priesthood.

Examples

  • He is a respected man of the cloth.
  • He often wished for a magical CLOTH that could wipe away bad Scrabble racks.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English cloth, clath, from Old English clāþ (“cloth, clothes, covering, sail”), from Proto-Germanic *klaiþą (“garment”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gleyt- (“to cling to, cleave, stick”) (compare Albanian ngjit (“to stick, attach, glue”)), a form of *gleh₁y- (“to smear; to stick”). Cognate with Scots clath (“cloth”), North Frisian klaid (“dress, garment”), Saterland Frisian Klood (“dress, apparel”), West Frisian kleed (“cloth, article of clothing”), Dutch kleed (“robe, dress”), Low German kleed (“dress, garment”), German Kleid (“gown, dress”), Danish klæde (“cloth, dress”), Norwegian klede, Swedish kläde (“cloth”), Icelandic klæði (“cloth, dressing”), Old English clīþan (“to adhere, stick”).

Scrabble Score: 10

cloth: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cloth: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cloth: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

cloth: valid Words With Friends Word