…a unit for measuring cloth, formerly 37 inches but now equivalent to a standard yard (36 inches)…
…a cloth covered with powdered glass or other abrasive, used for smoothing and polishing…
…(in the UK) the Lord Steward’s department of the royal household…
…cloth of the full size as manufactured, as distinguished from a piece cut off for a garment or other item…
…a waterproof cloth spread under a sleeping bag, directly on the ground or inside a tent…
…the scene of a meeting between Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France near Calais in 1520, for which both monarchs erected elaborate temporary palaces, including a sumptuous display of golden cloth. Little of importance was achieved, although the meeting symbolized Henry’s determination to play a full part in European dynastic politics…
…cloth made from the inner bark of the paper mulberry or similar tree…
…stiff cloth woven with a cotton or linen warp and horsehair weft…
…a single piece of cloth wrapped round the hips, typically worn by men in some hot countries as their only garment…
…a heavy woollen cloth resembling felted beaver fur…
…clothing fabric of fine twilled wool or worsted, or plain-woven cotton…
…undertake only what you have the money or ability to do and no more…
…a white robe put on a child at baptism, and used as its shroud if it died within the month…
…(in the UK) the Lord Steward’s department of the royal household…
