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out of whole cloth

out of whole cloth
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [out uhv, ov hohl klawth, kloth]
    • /aʊt ʌv, ɒv hoʊl klɔθ, klɒθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [out uhv, ov hohl klawth, kloth]
    • /aʊt ʌv, ɒv hoʊl klɔθ, klɒθ/

Definitions of out of whole cloth words

  • adjective out of whole cloth comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance. 1
  • adjective out of whole cloth containing all the elements properly belonging; complete: We have a whole set of antique china. 1
  • adjective out of whole cloth undivided; in one piece: to swallow a thing whole. 1
  • adjective out of whole cloth Mathematics. integral, or not fractional. 1
  • adjective out of whole cloth not broken, damaged, or impaired; intact: Thankfully, the vase arrived whole. 1
  • adjective out of whole cloth uninjured or unharmed; sound: He was surprised to find himself whole after the crash. 1
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Origin of out of whole cloth

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English hole, hool (adj. and noun), Old English hāl (adj.); cognate with Dutch heel, German heil, Old Norse heill; see hale1, heal; spelling with w reflects dial. form

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Parts of speech for Out of whole cloth

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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out of whole cloth popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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