Definition of whole cloth
: pure fabrication
—usually used in the phrase out of whole cloth the theory was created out of whole cloth
Test Your Vocabulary
Which Word Does Not Belong?
-
- Which of these words does not mean "nonsense"?

Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge!
TAKE THE QUIZ
A daily challenge for crossword fanatics.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share whole cloth
Time Traveler for whole cloth
The first known use of whole cloth was in 1823
See more words from the same year