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nettle cloth

nettle cloth is the alternative form of nettlecloth.

Meaning of nettlecloth

Noun

nettlecloth (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A kind of cloth made from nettles.
    Synonyms:
    Scotch cloth, Scots cloth
  2. Thick japanned cotton cloth used as a substitute for leather.

Questions about nettle cloth

What is nettle cloth the alternative form of?
Nettle cloth is the alternative form of nettlecloth.

Words near nettle cloth in the dictionary

  1. netting-needles
  2. nettings
  3. nettle
  4. nettle agent
  5. nettle agents
  6. nettle cloth
  7. nettle tree
  8. nettle tree butterflies
  9. nettle tree butterfly
  10. nettle trees
  11. nettle-fish

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