CLOTH COVERING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cloth covering mean? 

• CLOTH COVERING (noun)
  The noun CLOTH COVERING has 1 sense:

1. a covering made of cloth

  Familiarity information: CLOTH COVERING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLOTH COVERING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A covering made of cloth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cloth covering" is a kind of...):

covering (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cloth covering"):

eyepatch; patch (a protective cloth covering for an injured eye)

slipcover (a removable fitted cloth covering for upholstered furniture)

arm; sleeve (the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm)

skirt (cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist)

shoulder (the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder)

seat (the cloth covering for the buttocks)

leg (a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg)

lap; lap covering (the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs)

knee (the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee)

havelock (a cloth covering for a service cap with a flap extending over the back of the neck to protect the neck from direct rays of the sun)

antimacassar (a piece of ornamented cloth that protects the back of a chair from hair oils)

elbow (the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint)

dressing; medical dressing (a cloth covering for a wound or sore)

cosy; cozy; tea cosy; tea cozy (a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm)

burial garment (cloth used to cover a corpse in preparation for burial)

bosom (cloth that covers the chest or breasts)

blindfold (a cloth used to cover the eyes)

bed clothing; bedclothes; bedding (coverings that are used on a bed)

back (the part of a garment that covers the back of your body)