the cloth

noun

: Christian priests and ministers : clergy
He has great respect for the cloth.
He is a man of the cloth.

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Scrub with the cloth or a toothbrush, getting into any folds and crevices. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025 For a quick hand wash, fill a basin or sink with cool water, soak the cloth for about 15 minutes, and scrub it to remove dust and other particles. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2025 Names written in the air And stitched into the cloth of the day. K.j.s. “sunny” Anand, Time, 15 Oct. 2025 Blazy exaggerated the frayed hems that Coco Chanel loved into ragged edges by letting the cloth be overtaken slowly with tiny hanging strings of beads. Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the cloth

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“The cloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20cloth. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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