Words used to describe cloth

be shot through with something (informal)

informal if cloth is shot through with a particular colour or fibre, it has that colour or fibre woven through it

clothes that are breathable are comfortable because they are made of cloth that has a lot of very small holes that allow air in

brushed (adjective)

brushed cloth is very soft

cellular (adjective)

made of a material with holes in it that keeps you warm in cold temperatures and comfortable in warm temperatures

colourfast (adjective)

colourfast cloth does not lose its colour when you wash it

creased (adjective)

creased cloth or paper is marked with a crease

crisp (adjective)

crisp cloth or paper is smooth, clean, and fresh

diaphanous (adjective)

very light and thin enough to see through

distressed (adjective)

a distressed fabric or surface has been deliberately made to look old

fibrous (adjective)

formal containing fibres, or similar to fibres

filmy (adjective)

mainly literary so thin that you can see through it

fire-retardant (adjective)

fire-retardant cloth has chemicals in it that make it difficult to burn

flammable (adjective)

likely to burn very quickly and easily

fleecy (adjective)

something fleecy looks or feels soft and light, especially because it is made of fleece

flimsy (adjective)

light and not providing very much protection

frayed (adjective)

with fibres that are coming apart

inflammable (adjective)

something that is inflammable burns easily

lacy (adjective)

looking like lace

loose (adjective)

not tightly woven or knitted

non-flammable (adjective)

non-flammable cloth does not burn easily

plush (adjective)

made from or covered with a soft thick cloth similar to velvet

quilted (adjective)

something that is quilted is made from layers of cloth filled with feathers or a similar substance

rainproof (adjective)

rainproof material or clothing prevents rain from passing through it

raw (adjective)

British the raw edge of a piece of cloth is an edge where the fibres are loose and separate

ribbed (adjective)

ribbed cloth has raised parallel lines on it

see-through (adjective)

made of cloth or plastic that you can see through

sheer (adjective)

sheer cloth is very thin

silken (adjective)

literary made of silk

stonewashed (adjective)

stonewashed cloth has been treated to make it look old and soft

stretch (adjective)

stretch cloth or clothing becomes wider or longer when you pull it and returns to its original shape and size when you stop pulling it

stretchy (adjective)

stretchy cloth or clothing can be stretched and will go back to its original shape

threadbare (adjective)

threadbare clothing, carpet, or cloth is very thin and almost has holes in it because it has been worn or used a lot

threadbare (adjective)

wearing or containing threadbare things

three-ply (adjective)

made of three layers or threads

tie-dyed (adjective)

tie-dyed cloth has unusual patterns on it made by tying the cloth before it is dyed so that the colour does not go on some parts

tight (adjective)

something such as cloth or rope that is tight is stretched so that it is completely straight or flat

tweedy (adjective)

made of tweed

woolen ()

the American spelling of woollen

woollen (adjective)

made from wool

woolly (adjective)

informal made from wool, or similar to wool

wooly ()

the American spelling of woolly

woven (adjective)

woven cloth is made by crossing threads over and under each other

Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe cloth in British Thesaurus