Cases of word usage

1) a piece of cloth with a written announcement, usually fixed to two poles, e.g. carried in political demonstrations (banner)

2) a piece of cloth etc tied under a child's chin (bib)

3) (to cover the eyes of a person with) a piece of cloth (blindfold)

4) silk, linen etc woven into a band, used for edging or decorating cloth or clothes (braid)

5) (to make) (a kind of) cloth richly ornamented with designs (e.g. in gold or silver thread) (brocade)

6) (a piece of) strong, course cloth used for tents, sails, bags etc and by artists for oil-paintings (canvas)

7) a pad or cloth pressed on part of the body (to stop bleeding, reduce fever etc) (compress)

8) thick, cotton cloth with raised lines on it (corduroys)

9) the soft, white fibrous substance (round the seeds of the cotton plant), used for making thread, cloth etc (cotton)

10) a wide piece of cloth loosely folded and worn round the neck by men (cravat)