piece of cloth
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpieceandcloth
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piece
noun[C]
uk/piːs/us/piːs/
a part ...
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cloth
noun
uk/klɒθ/us/klɑːθ/
(a type of) ...
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(Definition ofpieceandclothfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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And yet it is never known to be something other than the rolled uppieceofcloth.
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Apieceofclothof varying size which a person uses to cover himself when sleeping.
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The ver y stylized version is more typical of the secondpieceofcloth(fig. 7c), where plants appear regularly in the bottom border, dividing pairs of animals.
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He wears a dhoti or loincloth, and carries his props in a bag, which he spreads out over apieceofclothin preparation for his performance.
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Paradigms of causation are cases of intentional action, like pushing a wheelbarrow or cutting apieceofcloth.
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The second workshop's images are stylistically similar to the first's, but some individuality is apparent: the earliest part of the secondpieceofclothmanifests a sudden popularity of crossgarters.
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Swahili women, however, did often cover their shoulders, arms and bodies when walking in public with an additionalpieceofclothwhich stretched to the ankles.
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Policy is like apieceofcloth; its texture is made up of all sorts of strands.
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You may inspect apieceofclothand say that one part represents the quality of the whole.
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It will be noticed that once a strain is put on the net, it is almost as impervious as apieceofclothor canvas.
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What protection did the law give him for thepieceofclothwhich he designed?
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The intention lies in the hearts and minds of the people, not in thepieceofcloth.
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A flag is more than apieceofcloth.
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I will take an example of apieceofcloth90 yards in length, containing, as it will, 7 lbs.
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I think it is apieceofclothwhich was manufactured under conditions which existed before any agreement was made.
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The economic climate is, and has been, very difficult, which has inevitably meant that some organisations have needed to cut their coats according to a smallerpieceofcloth.
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But it is not always possible to distinguish between apieceofclothwoven on a hand loom and apieceofclothwoven on a machine.
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As a matter of fact, neither this particular manufacturer nor any other has taken a yard, or any other measure, out of thepieceofclothwhich he manufactures.
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The result in apieceofcloth, when it had been woven, was that the weft gave a rainbow effect caused by the bleeding of that dye.
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My fear is that in the process you have suffered the fate which proverbially overtakes those who insist on putting a newpieceofclothon to an old garment.
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