cloth clothes; common people
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesnoun
cloth clothes; plain clothing
literaryOften used to describe simple, thrifty living conditions.
Ancient people often used cloth clothes and coarse vegetables to describe a poor life.
He has lived a simple life of cloth clothes for decades.
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This hermit has worn cloth clothes and lived in the mountains for years.
Even after his family's financial situation improved, he still kept his habit of wearing cloth clothes.
This painting depicts the daily life of a farmer in cloth clothes.
noun
common people; civilians
literaryUsed in literary and historical contexts to refer to non-official, non-aristocratic people.
Although he never became an official, he was a talented man from a commoner background.
This pair of lifelong commoner friends have accompanied each other for over fifty years.
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Ancient emperors often listened to the opinions of common people.
This general was originally a commoner and rose to power through military merits.
Many scholars like to make friends with ordinary common people.