Cloth1. (n.) A fabric made of fibrous material (or sometimes of wire, as in wire cloth); commonly, a woven fabric of cotton, woolen, or linen, adapted to be made into garments; specifically, woolen fabrics, as distinguished from all others.
2. (n.) The dress; raiment. [Obs.] See Clothes.
3. (n.) The distinctive dress of any profession, especially of the clergy; hence, the clerical profession.
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