Fabric whose name is French for "cloth" (5)
I believe the answer is:
toile
'fabric whose name is french for cloth' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for toile that I've seen before include "cheap prototype" , "Worked hard" , "6 [LINEN]" , "cloth" , "dress material" .)