the cloth
noun
: Christian priests and ministers : clergy
He has great respect for the cloth.
He is a man of the cloth.
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But spare a thought for Father Sexton, a mouse of the cloth.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 June 2024
Even some of the cloth used in light aircraft, such as weather balloons, was made by Western businesses.
—Boris Bondarev, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2022
Their uniforms bulge at the waist, and the cloth that was once a bold Army blue is faded with age.
—The Editors, National Review, 27 May 2024
Step 3: Repeat with the bottom edge so that both rounded ends meet the middle of the cloth's straight fold lines.
—Hannah Chubb, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 June 2024
Even some of the cloth used in light aircraft, such as weather balloons, was made by Western businesses.
—Boris Bondarev, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2022
Their uniforms bulge at the waist, and the cloth that was once a bold Army blue is faded with age.
—The Editors, National Review, 27 May 2024
Step 3: Repeat with the bottom edge so that both rounded ends meet the middle of the cloth's straight fold lines.
—Hannah Chubb, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for the cloth
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“The cloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20cloth. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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