cloth
/klɒθ/noun
उच्चारण क्लॉथ
कपड़ा
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[U]
material made by weaving or knitting cotton, wool, silk
कपड़ा
- a metre of cotton cloth
- The tailor measured three metres of cloth for the new kurta.
- The shop sells fine silk cloth from Varanasi.
+ 2 more examples
- The weaver made a bright cloth for the festival.
- This cloth does not shrink when washed.
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[C]
a piece of cloth used for a particular purpose, such as cleaning
कपड़े का टुकड़ा
- Wipe the table with a damp cloth.
- Radhika wiped the dusty shelves with a soft cloth.
- Wipe the blackboard with a clean cloth.
+ 2 more examples
- She spread a white cloth on the table before dinner.
- Keep a cloth beside the stove for the hot pots.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
cloth (uncountable) / a cloth (countable)
Cloth meaning material is uncountable. A cloth, with an article, is a piece of cloth for a purpose: a duster, a tablecloth.
सामग्री के अर्थ में 'cloth' uncountable है। 'A cloth' किसी उपयोग वाला कपड़े का टुकड़ा है: a duster, a tablecloth।
- The shop sells cotton cloth.
- She wiped the table with a damp cloth.
cloth vs clothes
Cloth is the material; clothes are the things you wear and are always plural. Do not say a cloth for a dress.
Cloth सामग्री है; clothes पहनने की चीज़ें हैं और हमेशा plural होती हैं। पोशाक के लिए 'a cloth' न कहें।
- She wore new clothes at Diwali.
- The cloth for the curtains was bought in Surat.
a piece of cloth / metres of cloth
To measure cloth, use a piece of cloth or metres of cloth, with the unit plural after numbers over one.
कपड़ा मापने के लिए 'a piece of cloth' या 'metres of cloth' कहें; एक से अधिक संख्या के बाद unit plural रहती है।
- The tailor needs three metres of cloth.
- She tore a piece of cloth to bandage the wound.
cut your coat according to your cloth
This proverb advises living within your means; the cloth is the money you have.
यह कहावत अपनी आय के अनुसार खर्च करने की सलाह देती है।
- Cut your coat according to your cloth and save a little each month.
+Collocations 4
adjective + cloth
cottonsilkwoollencoarsesoftdamp
- The saree was made of fine silk cloth.
verb + cloth
weavecutspreadfoldwashwipe with
- Spread a cloth on the table before dinner.
noun + cloth
tabledishloinfloorsackhand-woven
- He tied a loincloth for the wrestling match.
quantity + cloth
piece ofroll ofmetre ofbolt ofscrap of
- She bought two metres of cloth for a kurta.
“More examples 6
- The weaver sold hand-woven cloth at the fair.
बुनकर ने मेले में हाथ से बुना कपड़ा बेचा।
- Radhika covered the basket with a clean cloth.
राधिका ने टोकरी को साफ़ कपड़े से ढक दिया।
- He wiped the blackboard with a cloth.
उसने ब्लैकबोर्ड को कपड़े से साफ़ किया।
- The cloth was too thin for winter.
वह कपड़ा सर्दी के लिए बहुत पतला था।
- The merchant came to Delhi to buy cloth.
व्यापारी कपड़ा खरीदने दिल्ली आया।
- The tailor measured the cloth before cutting it.
दर्ज़ी ने कपड़ा काटने से पहले उसे नापा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She wore a beautiful cloth at the wedding.
✓ She wore a beautiful dress at the wedding.
A garment is a dress or clothes; a cloth is a piece of material.
पहनने की चीज़ के लिए 'dress' या 'clothes' आता है; 'cloth' कपड़े का टुकड़ा है।
✗ The tailor needs three metre of cloth.
✓ The tailor needs three metres of cloth.
A number above one needs the plural unit metres.
एक से अधिक संख्या के बाद plural unit 'metres' आती है।
¶Idioms 1
cut from the same cloth
very similar in character, attitudes or behaviour
एक ही थैली के चट्टे-बट्टे, एक ही मिट्टी के बने
- The two brothers are cut from the same cloth; both are honest and hardworking.
- These politicians are all cut from the same cloth.
?Which word?
Keep apart, asked very often: cloth (/klɒθ/, material; plural cloths), clothes (/kləʊðz/, things you wear; always plural, no singular form) and clothing (uncountable: 'warm clothing'); also clothe (/kləʊð/, a verb, to provide clothes).
इन्हें अलग रखिए, यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: cloth (/klɒθ/, कपड़ा, सामग्री; plural cloths), clothes (/kləʊðz/, पहनने के वस्त्र; सदा plural, कोई singular नहीं) और clothing (uncountable: 'warm clothing'); clothe (/kləʊð/, verb, वस्त्र देना) भी।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Cut your coat according to your cloth (spend only what you can afford).
Idiom 'cut your coat according to your cloth' (जितनी चादर हो उतने पैर फैलाओ)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Khadi (hand-spun cloth) was promoted by Gandhi during the freedom struggle.
स्वतंत्रता संग्राम के दौरान गांधी ने खादी (हाथ से कता कपड़ा) को बढ़ावा दिया।