(Britain, Australia, New Zealand) An object (usually made of wood or plastic) used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline so that it (the laundry) can dry.

plural of clothes shop

An impermeable sheet of material meant to catch paint or other hard-to-clean substances.

(intransitive, slang) To be just on the point of soiling oneself.

(naturism) Disallowing or discouraging nudity, thus requiring the wearing of clothes, especially swimsuits, e.g. on beaches, as opposed to clothing optional and clothes free. Textile.

(naturism) Allowing and encouraging nudity but tolerating the wearing of clothes, as between nudist and clothing compulsive. Abbreviation: C.O.

A burial shroud.

A tea towel. / A small tablecloth.

Alternative spelling of backcloth

A newly made textile which has not yet been cut.