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Yarn vs Cloth - What's the difference?

yarn | cloth |

In uncountable|lang=en terms the difference between yarn and cloth

is that yarn is (uncountable) a twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving while cloth is (uncountable) a woven fabric such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.

As nouns the difference between yarn and cloth

is that yarn is (uncountable) a twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving while cloth is (uncountable) a woven fabric such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.

As a verb yarn

is to tell a story.

yarn

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.
  • (nautical) Bundles of fibers twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.
  • (countable) A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.
  • * , chapter=4
  • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions during my yarn , but every question had a point to it. At the end he bowed and thanked me once more. As a thanker he was main-truck high; I never see anybody so polite.}}

    Synonyms

    * (story or tale) story, tale

    Derived terms

    * yarn-beam * yarn-spinner * yarnwindle

    See also

    * hank * twine

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to tell a story
  • Derived terms

    * yarner

    Anagrams

    * *

    cloth

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete) * (l), (l), (l) (Scotland)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) A woven fabric such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
  • , title= , chapter=2 citation , passage=“H'm !” he said, “so, so—it is a tragedy in a prologue and three acts. I am going down this afternoon to see the curtain fall for the third time on what [...] will prove a good burlesque ; but it all began dramatically enough. It was last Saturday […] that two boys, playing in the little spinney just outside Wembley Park Station, came across three large parcels done up in American cloth . […]”}}
  • A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.
  • A form of attire that represents a particular profession.
  • (in idioms) Priesthood, clergy.
  • Synonyms

    * (woven fabric) material, stuff * See also

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from "cloth") * cheesecloth * cut from the same cloth * dishcloth * facecloth * horsecloth * loincloth * man of the cloth * sackcloth * tablecloth * take the cloth * washcloth * whole cloth, from whole cloth, out of whole cloth * wire cloth