taffeta vs cloth

taffeta and cloth both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of taffeta include fabric, material, textile.

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