sharkskin vs cloth

sharkskin and cloth both are nouns.

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

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

sharkskin: a smooth crisp fabric
cloth: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of sharkskin include fabric, material, textile.

sharkskin (noun)	cloth (noun)
a smooth crisp fabric	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers