cloth covering; cover cloth
A piece of cloth used to cover something, such as furniture or objects. Not a common everyday word; more specific terms like カバー are often used instead.
Put a cloth covering over it to protect it from dust.
Compound of 掛け (kake, 'hanging' or 'covering') + 布 (fu, 'cloth'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word literally means 'covering cloth'.