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whole cloth

Definition of whole cloth

noun

[mass noun]
  • cloth of the full size as manufactured, as distinguished from a piece cut off for a garment or other item.

Phrases

out of (the) whole cloth

North American informal with no basis in fact or reality:she created conspiracy theories out of the whole cloth

whole cloth in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of whole cloth in the US English dictionary
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