nylon vs cloth

nylon and cloth both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nylon	Yes	No	No	No
cloth	Yes	No	No	No

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

nylon: a group of synthetic fabrics, known generically as aliphatic polyamides
cloth: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of nylon include fabric, material, textile.

nylon (noun)	cloth (noun)
a group of synthetic fabrics, known generically as aliphatic polyamides	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of strong resilient synthetic fibers