| 【cloth】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "claþ." It carries the basic meaning of "cloth." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "cloth"]
cloth ***[2616] Cloth is fabric which is made by weaving or knitting a substance such as cotton, wool, silk, or nylon. Cloth is used especially for making clothes.
clothe ☆[4518] To clothe someone means to provide them with clothes to wear.
clothes ****[1300] Clothes are the things that people wear, such as shirts, coats, trousers, and dresses.
clothing ***[3258] Clothing is the things that people wear.
[WORD ROOT]root cloth
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] cloth, clothe
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) claþ
[MEANING]root cloth
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 claþ a cloth, sail, covering, woven or felted material to wrap around one
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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cloth ★★★[2616] noun from cloth
【DEFINITION】 Cloth is fabric which is made by weaving or knitting a substance such as cotton, wool, silk, or nylon. Cloth is used especially for making clothes.
【pl.】 cloths
【ROOTs】 cloth; cloth
【Etymology】 《Old English claþ》 a cloth, sail, covering, woven or felted material to wrap around one
【First Known Meaning】 woven fabric, pliable stuff made of intertexture of threads or fibers
【DERIVATIVEs】 clothe, clothes, slime, cloth
clothe ☆[4518] verb from cloth
【DEFINITION】 To clothe someone means to provide them with clothes to wear.
【Declension/Conjugation】 clothed, clothed, clothing, clothes
【ROOTs】 clothe(cloth); cloth
【Etymology】 《Old English claþ》 a cloth, sail, covering, woven or felted material to wrap around one
【DERIVATIVEs】 clothe, clothes, slime, cloth
clothes ★★★★[1300] noun from cloth
【DEFINITION】 Clothes are the things that people wear, such as shirts, coats, trousers, and dresses.
【pl.】 [PL]
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cloth; cloth ⑵ es(s); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English claþ》 a cloth, sail, covering, woven or felted material to wrap around one
clothing ★★★[3258] noun from cloth
【DEFINITION】 Clothing is the things that people wear.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cloth; cloth ⑵ ing; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English claþ》 a cloth, sail, covering, woven or felted material to wrap around one
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
cline, clin-
clar-, clari
clam-
civ-, civil-, cit-
cite-, cit-
circ-
cide
child
chem-, chemo-, chemi-, chemico-
chart, card
