length of cloth

collocation in English

meaningsoflengthandcloth

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length
noun
uk
/leŋθ/us
/leŋθ/
the measurement of something from end to end or along its ...
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cloth
noun
uk
/klɒθ/us
/klɑːθ/
(a type of) ...
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(Definition oflengthandclothfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflength of cloth

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Only twice does the end of alengthofclothcorrespond exactly with the scene boundaries.
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Often devoid of any ornamentation, turban headdresses are formed by wrapping a broadlengthofclotharound the head several times.
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I do not accept that the broadcasting coat must now be cut from some arbitrarily fixedlengthofcloth.
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There is nothing to prevent anyone from going into a shop, buying alengthofclothand making it up.
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Women wrapped alengthofclotharound themselves and tied their hair in a bun.
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This excesslengthofclothis drawn up through the crook of her right arm.
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It is a somewhat largelengthofclothsuspended both front and back from the shoulders of the wearer, often reaching to the knees.
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Each succeeding impression is made in precisely the same manner until thelengthofclothis fully printed.
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If you could have turned them into lengths of cloth, their reaction to work would have been better.
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For example, it was not unusual for rents to be paid in blankets or lengths of cloth.
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