cloth
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The last detail was not exactly invented from whole cloth.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
Kitson puts the designs onto mural cloth before sealing them to walls with adhesive.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
You can imagine the ripples of the cloth and the true expansiveness of the landscape, because Christo employed illusionistic effects with great finesse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The foundational text of Parton’s career, this 1971 single lovingly details her mother’s make-do resilience, stitching a fall coat from scraps of cloth in the spirit of a beloved Bible story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Sometimes that was cheaper than trading for cloth and yarn in the markets.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Milkmen fought back in various ways, putting stones atop the lids and draping cloths over them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Should these symptoms arise, you should call 911, move to a cooler place and try to lower the person’s temperature with a cool bath or cloths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2025
“They were rolled up in cloths, which had gone black from wet and rot in a damp place.”
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2025
AA video shows them coming out in a pitiful state, waving white cloths.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024
Twenty minutes’ walk took them to a grand stone-fronted building where they sat in a wide dining room with snowy cloths and bright silver on the tables, and ate calves’ liver and bacon.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
