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ткань — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cloth noun Woven, knitted, or felted material used for clothing, furnishing, or cleaning.
  • fabric noun Cloth made by weaving or knitting fibres together.
  • gossamer noun A fine, filmy strand of cobweb often seen drifting in the air or caught on bushes.
  • material noun A substance — such as wood, metal, plastic, or fabric — that something is made from.
  • textile noun A type of cloth or fabric made by weaving, knitting, or otherwise interlacing fibres.
  • texture noun The way a surface or material feels to the touch, such as smooth, rough, or soft.
  • tissue noun A soft, absorbent piece of paper used for blowing your nose or wiping up small messes.

Senses

ткань is used for these senses in English:

  • dry goods (US) Any product for sale that does not require special storage treatment, especially textiles.
  • fabric A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.
  • gossamer A soft, sheer fabric.
  • material Cloth to be made into a garment; woven fabric.
  • textile (usually, in the plural) Any material made of interlacing fibres, including carpeting and geotextiles.
  • textile (naturism) A non-nudist.
  • texture The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.

cloth — full definition

  1. noun Woven, knitted, or felted material used for clothing, furnishing, or cleaning.
  2. noun A tablecloth, especially one laid out for a meal.
  3. noun The clergy or priesthood, referred to by their traditional dress.

fabric — full definition

  1. noun Cloth made by weaving or knitting fibres together.
  2. noun The basic underlying structure of something, especially a society, building, or system.

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