cloth
noun
[ klɒθ ]
• woven or felted fabric made from wool, cotton, or a similar fibre.
• "a broad piece of pleated cloth"
• the clergy; the clerical profession.
• "has he given up all ideas of the cloth?"
Similar:
the clergy,
the church,
the priesthood,
the ministry,
the first estate,
clergymen,
clerics,
priests,
ecclesiastics,
Origin:
Old English clāth, related to Dutch kleed and German Kleid, of unknown ultimate origin.
