EGAVE

cloth

About 16.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes, woven fabric specifically.
  2. noun Specifically, a tablecloth, especially as spread before a meal or removed afterwards.
  3. noun A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.
  4. noun Substance or essence; the whole of something complex.
  5. noun Appearance; seeming.
  6. noun A form of attire that represents a particular profession or status.
  7. noun The priesthood.
    He is a respected man of the cloth.

Similar words

textile fabric material toile linen woven webbing weave blanket gown

Often followed by

and of is or to in was extra for

Word family

cloths

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