cloth
English
/klɒθ/, /klɔːθ/, /klɔθ/, /klɑθ/, /kloʊθ/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) A woven fabric such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.
- Specifically, a tablecloth, especially as spread before a meal or removed afterwards.
- (countable) A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.
- (metaphoric) Substance or essence; the whole of something complex.
- (metaphoric) Appearance; seeming.
- A form of attire that represents a particular profession or status.
- (in idioms) Priesthood, clergy.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English cloth inherited from Old English clāþ (cloth, covering, clothes, sail) inherited from Proto-Germanic *klaiþą (garment, cloth) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gleyt- (cleave, stick, cling to).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gleyt-
Gloss
cleave, stick, cling to
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Greencloth English
- back English
- backcloth English
- bark English
- barkcloth English
- barm English
- barmcloth English
- bedclothes English
- bound English
- breech English
- breechcloth English
- broad English
- broadcloth English
- cere English
- cerecloth English
- char English
- charcloth English
- cheese English
- cheesecloth English
- clothback English
- clothbound English
- clothes English
- clothesbasket English
- clothesbrush English
- clothescare English
- clotheshorse English
- clothesless English
- clothesline English
- clothesmaker English
- clothesmaking English
- clothesman English
- clothespeg English
- clothespin English
- clothespress English
- clothesprop English
- clothestree English
- clotheswoman English
- clothesy English
- clothier English
- clothify English
- clothist English
- clothless English
- clothlessness English
- clothlike English
- clothmaker English
- clothmaking English
- clothwork English
- clothworker English
- clothy English
- clothyard English
- crumb English
- crumbcloth English
- dish English
- dishcloth English
- double English
- doublecloth English
- drab English
- drabcloth English
- drop English
- dropcloth English
- dust English
- dustcloth English
- face English
- facecloth English
- floor English
- floorcloth English
- foot English
- footcloth English
- forecloth English
- grass English
- grasscloth English
- graveclothes English
- green English
- hair English
- haircloth English
- hand English
- handcloth English
- head English
- headcloth English
- hearse English
- hearsecloth English
- hind English
- hindcloth English
- horse English
- horsecloth English
- house English
- housecloth English
- leather English
- leathercloth English
- loin English
- loincloth English
- loinclothed English
- maker English
- making English
- microcloth English
- monk English
- monkscloth English
- mud English
- mudcloth English
- neck English
- neckcloth English
- neckclothed English
- nettle English
- nettlecloth English
- nightclothes English
- oil English
- oilcloth English
- overclothes English
- pack English
- packcloth English
- pin English
- pincloth English
- rainclothes English
- sack English
- sackcloth English
- sackclothed English
- saddle English
- saddlecloth English
- sail English
- sailcloth English
- shortclothes English
- silver English
- silvercloth English
- sky English
- skycloth English
- smallclothes English
- table English
- tablecloth English
- tableclothed English
- tableclothy English
- tea English
- tea cloth English
- teacloth English
- top English
- topcloth English
- tray English
- traycloth English
- underclothes English
- waist English
- waistcloth English
- wash English
- washcloth English
- worker English
- yard English
- kledju Finnish
- klootti Finnish
- cera Latin
- Abendkleid German
- Ballkleid German
- Beinkleid German
- Brautkleid German
- Dirndlkleid German
- Federkleid German
- Haarkleid German
- Hochzeitskleid German
- Kleid German
- Kleiderbürste German
- Kleiderstoff German
- Minikleid German
- Sommerkleid German
- Trachtenkleid German
- Unterkleid German
- Winterkleid German
- klettern German
- altaarkleed Dutch, Flemish
- baarkleed Dutch, Flemish
- bovenkleed Dutch, Flemish
- kleden Dutch, Flemish
- kleed Dutch, Flemish
- lijkkleed Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwkleed Dutch, Flemish
- tafelkleed Dutch, Flemish
- trouwkleed Dutch, Flemish
- verenkleed Dutch, Flemish
- vloerkleed Dutch, Flemish
- winterkleed Dutch, Flemish
- zadelkleed Dutch, Flemish
- *gleyt- Proto-Indo-European
- *klaiþą Proto-Germanic
- *klīþô Proto-Germanic
- fårakläder Swedish
- förkläde Swedish
- klot Swedish
- klotytefunktion Swedish
- kläde Swedish
- kläder Swedish
- klädhängare Swedish
- vardagskläder Swedish
- テーブルクロス Japanese
- arbeidsklede Norwegian Nynorsk
- klede Norwegian Nynorsk
- klesbutikk Norwegian Nynorsk
- klesbørste Norwegian Nynorsk
- klesdrakt Norwegian Nynorsk
- klesindustri Norwegian Nynorsk
- klesklype Norwegian Nynorsk
- klesplagg Norwegian Nynorsk
- klesskap Norwegian Nynorsk
- klesskift Norwegian Nynorsk
- klessnor Norwegian Nynorsk
- mosekledd Norwegian Nynorsk
- beodclaþ Old English
- bordclaþ Old English
- claþ Old English
- clāþ Old English
- clǣþ Old English
- heafodclaþ Old English
- bordcloth Middle English
- clath Middle English
- clathe Middle English
- cloth Middle English
- clothe Middle English
- clothen Middle English
- clother Middle English
- clothes Middle English
- clothles Middle English
- cloþe Middle English
- handcloth Middle English
- sakcloth Middle English
- tabyllcloth Middle English
- klæði Old Norse
- klæde Danish
- handklæði Icelandic
- herklæði Icelandic
- klæðaskápur Icelandic
- klæði Icelandic
- clêet Middle Dutch
- *kleid Old High German
- kleit Middle High German
- *klēth Old Dutch
- *klēth Old Saxon
- klædhe Old Swedish
- klæþi Old Swedish
- klath Old Frisian
- klāth Old Frisian
- klos Tok Pisin
- klæthæ Old Danish
- krosi Sranan Tongo
- kléd Kashubian
- sky
- pin
- tea
- top
- oil
- mud
- char
- dust
- loin
- monk
- yard
- foot
- hair
- sail
- pack
- head
- tray
- back
- barm
- drop
- neck
- hind
- sack
- bark
- cere
- dish
- drab
- face
- hand
- wash
- horse
- bound
- green
- crumb
- table
- grass
- floor
- maker
- broad
- waist
- house
- breech
- silver
- nettle
- double
- cheese
- hearse
- saddle
- making
- clothy
- worker
- clothes
- leather
- mudcloth
- oilcloth
- clothesy
- pincloth
- clothier
- teacloth
- clothify
- clothist
- topcloth
- skycloth
- dustcloth
- clothless
- washcloth
- neckcloth
- cerecloth
- handcloth
- clothback
- facecloth
- backcloth
- sackcloth
- clothyard
- clothlike
- hindcloth
- packcloth
- loincloth
- clothwork
- headcloth
- dropcloth
- drabcloth
- footcloth
- haircloth
- traycloth
- tea cloth
- barkcloth
- barmcloth
- sailcloth
- forecloth
- charcloth
- dishcloth
- clothespin
- grasscloth
- tablecloth
- housecloth
- clothbound
- floorcloth
- clothesman
- microcloth
- monkscloth
- crumbcloth
- clothespeg
- clothmaker
- horsecloth
- broadcloth
- waistcloth
- Greencloth
- bedclothes
- clothworker
- doublecloth
- silvercloth
- hearsecloth
- sackclothed
- saddlecloth
- clothesless
- cheesecloth
- rainclothes
- loinclothed
- tableclothy
- clothescare
- clothestree
- clothmaking
- clothesprop
- clothesline
- overclothes
- neckclothed
- breechcloth
- nettlecloth
- graveclothes
- underclothes
- clothesbrush
- clothespress
- shortclothes
- smallclothes
- clothesmaker
- leathercloth
- tableclothed
- clotheshorse
- clotheswoman
- nightclothes
- clothesmaking
- clothesbasket
- clothlessness