whole cloth

Make-believe; invention. Usually appears in the phrase "out of whole cloth." I broke curfew staying out too late with my boyfriend, but luckily I was able to make an excuse out of whole cloth about being at the library. When my sister refused to go to sleep without a bedtime story, I pulled a tale about princesses together out of whole cloth.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ArnÓRr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Made	-	Indonesian, Balinese
Cody	['kəudi]
Stern	[stə:n]
Yejide	-	Western African, Yoruba
Gergana	-	Bulgarian