cloth

The word “cloth” means woven, knitted, or felted material used for clothing, furnishing, or cleaning. In plain terms, fabric, or something made from fabric such as a tablecloth or dust cloth.

“Cloth” is pronounced kloth (/klɒθ/ in IPA).

Here is “cloth” used in a sentence: “She bought several yards of cloth to make new curtains.”

“Cloth” is a noun.

The word “cloth” comes from Old English. From Old English clāth, related to a root meaning "to cling" or "stick" — describing how fibers hold together in fabric.

“Cloth” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.

“Cloth” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: woven, knitted, or felted material used for clothing, furnishing, or cleaning.

"Cloth" is the woven, knitted, or felted material itself, and it is uncountable, as in "a yard of cloth." "Clothes" is a plural-only noun meaning the garments people wear, and "clothing" is an uncountable collective term for garments, common in formal or commercial contexts such as "protective clothing." You cannot use "a cloth" to mean a garment.

The plural of "cloth" is "cloths," as in "three dishcloths." "Clothes" is a completely separate word meaning garments and is never the plural of "cloth." Confusing the two is a very common spelling mistake.

In most contexts they are interchangeable, both meaning material made by weaving, knitting, or felting fibers. "Fabric" is the more usual term in sewing, fashion, and manufacturing, while "cloth" often appears in everyday and traditional uses, including pieces of material kept for a purpose, such as a dishcloth or tablecloth. Only "cloth" can also refer to the clergy.