The dress is made out of a beautiful silk cloth. Wipe the surface with a clean dry cloth. He has great respect for the cloth.
Recent Examples on the WebIf someone repeatedly sprayed one of these products on a cleaning cloth or mop in the sink and didn’t rinse and wipe off the sink thoroughly, the spatters could leave a stubborn residue. Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2022 The device, called a Gesundheit-II, separated out the fine aerosolized droplets measuring 5 micrometers or less in diameter, which can linger in the air and leak through cloth and surgical masks. Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2022 The exhibition includes a comparatively small-scale 1962 assemblage by Chamberlain, made of metal, paper and cloth on pressed board, that compresses the American sculptor’s usual giant scrap-metal works to reveal a more ephemeral subtlety. Tobias Grey, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 After cooking and the stove top is cool, give it a good wipe down with an all-purpose cleaner sprayed on a damp cloth. Alicia Chilton, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2022 Of note for fall is the slightly higher waistline and the calligraphy embroidery that translates the designer’s own ink strokes on paper onto a garment via needle on cloth. Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue, 19 July 2022 In our August 1, 1956, issue, National Review published the text of a letter written by Ukrainian political prisoners, in pencil on cloth, that had been smuggled out of a Soviet concentration camp. Peter J. Travers, National Review, 29 Mar. 2022 Playing the violin without such bodily contact—resting it on a spongy cloth against the shoulder and forgoing jaw contact—yields an insipid experience. David George Haskell, Wired, 8 Mar. 2022 The end papers feature illustrations based on the floral patterns found on piña cloth, the fabric used in Barong Tagalogs. Diana Budds, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English clāth cloth, garment; akin to Middle High German kleit garment
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of cloth was before the 12th century
1material used for making clothes, curtains, etc.布料ADJECTIVE | ... OF CLOTH | VERB + CLOTH | CLOTH + NOUNADJECTIVE➤coarse, fine粗糙的/精細的布料▸➤woven機織布料▸➤cotton, woollen/woolen棉布料;羊毛面料◇a jacket made from woollen / woolen cloth羊毛短上衣... OF CLOTH➤bale, bolt, length一大包布料;一匹布;一段布料▸➤piece, scrap, strip一塊布料;一小片布;一條布VERB + CLOTH➤make, produce, weave製作布料;生產布料;織布▸➤dye染布CLOTH + NOUN➤industry, manufacture, merchant, mill, trade (especially BrE) 布料工業;布料生產;布料商人;紡織廠;布料貿易cloth
noun²
2piece of cloth used for a particular purpose專用布ADJECTIVE | VERB + CLOTHADJECTIVE➤soft軟布▸➤damp, wet濕布◇Wipe the table with a damp cloth.用濕抹布擦桌子。➤dry乾布▸➤cleaning, floor, polishing清潔布;抹地布;上光布➤dish (usually dishcloth)洗碗布➤face (usually facecloth) (especially NAmE) 毛巾▸➤table (usually tablecloth)桌布▸➤tea (BrE) 茶巾VERB + CLOTH➤dampen, dip in sth, moisten, soak in sth弄濕抹布;把抹布浸入⋯