Canton flannel vs cloth

Canton flannel and cloth both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Canton flannel	Yes	No	No	No
cloth	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cloth is a hypernym of Canton flannel; that is, cloth is a word with a broader meaning than Canton flannel:

Canton flannel: a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side
cloth: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of Canton flannel include fabric, material, textile.

Canton flannel (noun)	cloth (noun)
a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers