This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
Cloth, [Formerly cloath, origin uncertain] A fabric or texture of wool or hair, or of cotton, flax, hemp, ramie, silk, or other fiber formed by weaving or intermixture of threads, and used for garments or other covering. Specifically, in trade, a fabric of wool, in contradistinction to one made of other materials.
 
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