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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cloth \Cloth\ (kl[o^]th; 115), noun; pl. {Cloths} (kl[o^][th]z; 115), except in the sense of garments, when it is {Clothes} (kl[=o]thz or kl[=o]z). [OE. clath cloth, AS. cl[=a][thorn] cloth, garment; akin to D. kleed, Icel. kl[ae][eth]i, Dan. kl[ae]de, cloth, Sw. kl["a]de, G. kleid garment, dress.]
1. A fabric made of fibrous material (or sometimes of wire, as in wire cloth); commonly, a woven fabric of cotton, woolen, or linen, adapted to be made into garments; specifically, woolen fabrics, as distinguished from all others.
2. The dress; raiment. [Obs.] See {Clothes}.
I'll ne'er distust my God for cloth and bread. --Quarles.
3. The distinctive dress of any profession, especially of the clergy; hence, the clerical profession.
Appeals were made to the priesthood. Would they tamely permit so gross an insult to be offered to their cloth? --Macaulay.
The cloth, the clergy, are constituted for administering and for giving the best possible effect to . . . every axiom. --I. Taylor.
{Body cloth}. See under {Body}.
{Cloth of gold}, a fabric woven wholly or partially of threads of gold.
{Cloth measure}, the measure of length and surface by which cloth is measured and sold. For this object the standard yard is usually divided into quarters and nails.
{Cloth paper}, a coarse kind of paper used in pressing and finishing woolen cloth. -- Cloth
{shearer}, one who shears cloth and frees it from superfluous nap.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Clothes \Clothes\ (kl[=o][th]z or kl[=o]z; 277), noun pl. [From {Cloth}.]
1. Covering for the human body; dress; vestments; vesture; -- a general term for whatever covering is worn, or is made to be worn, for decency or comfort.
She . . . speaks well, and has excellent good clothes. --Shak.
If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. --Mark. v. 28.
2. The covering of a bed; bedclothes.
She turned each way her frighted head, Then sunk it deep beneath the clothes. --Prior.
{Body clothes}. See under {Body}.
{Clothes moth} (Zo["o]l.), a small moth of the genus {Tinea}. The most common species ({Tinea flavifrontella}) is yellowish white. The larv[ae] eat woolen goods, furs, feathers, etc. They live in tubular cases made of the material upon which they feed, fastened together with silk.
Syn: Garments; dress; clothing; apparel; attire; vesture; raiment; garb; costume; habit; habiliments.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
clothes
noun: clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress" [syn: {apparel}, {wearing apparel}, {dress}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
76 Moby Thesaurus words for "clothes": afghan, apparel, array, attire, bed linen, bedclothes, bedcover, bedding, bedizenment, bedsheet, bedspread, blanket, buffalo robe, case, clobber, clothing, comfort, comforter, contour sheet, costume, counterpane, cover, coverlet, coverlid, drapery, dress, dressing, duds, eiderdown, ensemble, fashion, fatigues, feathers, fig, fitted sheet, garb, garments, gear, getup, guise, habiliment, habiliments, habit, investiture, investment, lap robe, linen, outfit, patchwork quilt, pillow slip, pillowcase, quilt, rags, raiment, rig, rigging, robe, robes, rug, sheet, sheeting, slip, sportswear, spread, style, things, threads, togs, toilette, trim, vestment, vestments, vesture, wardrobe, wear, wearing apparel
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