A closely-woven mercerized linen or cotton fabric, originally used for airplane wings, but later for garments such as sportswear and uniforms, and light luggage.

(historical) A historic building in European marketplaces, where stallholders sold cloth, leather, and exotic imports such as silks and spices.

plural of cloth hall

(UK, dated, informal, derogatory) A person who cannot hear clearly or who fails to pay attention to what is said. Its origin is in the wool and cotton mills of Northern England where the noise of the machinery and build-up of cotton dust made it difficult to hear people speaking. The earliest example in print is

plural of mummy cloth

The linen cloth in which a mummy was wrapped. / A modern fabric resembling it, used as a basis for embroidery. / A fabric like crepe for mourning-dress, having a cotton or silk warp and woolen weft.

Not hearing clearly. / Failing to pay attention.

plural of dish-cloth

plural of dish cloth

Fine meshed cloth used to line sieves for grading flour or meal.