whole cloth
whole cloth · whole cloths
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A newly made textile which has not yet been cutA newly made textile which has not yet been cut.
» It is a story made out of whole cloth.
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)A newly made textile which has not yet been cut.
(figuratively, uncountable)The fictitious material from which complete fabrications, lies with no basis in truth, are made.
Mr. Doe's account of the accident was made from whole cloth.
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(figuratively, uncountable)Something made completely new, with no history, and not based on anything else.
The plans for the widget were drawn from whole cloth.
Examples
2 sentencesIt is a story made out of whole cloth.
Mania can bring hidden prejudices to the surface, but it doesn't create them out of whole cloth.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
complete fabrication:
Forms
plural: whole cloths| Singular | whole cloth |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable