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

Concept
Semantic Field

Quantity

Ontological Category

Classifier

Emoji
🍡 🍢 🏑 🏒 🥍 🥢

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms