补充12 out of whole cloth

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补充12  美国和巴西在废奴后对前奴隶地位的区别
3.In the context in which it is found, the phrase “constructed their system of slavery out of whole cloth” (lines 15-16) implies that the system of slavery established by the English settlers was
(A) based on fabrications and lies
(B) tailored to the settlers’ particular circumstances
(C) intended to serve the needs of a frontier economy
(D) developed without direct influence from the settlers’ religion or legal system
(E) evolved without giving recognition to the slave’s humanity
Until recently, the most persuasive explanation for these differences was that Portuguese institutions especially the Roman Catholic church and Roman civil law, promoted recognition of the slave’s humanity. The English colonists, on the other hand, constructed their system of slavery out of whole cloth.

我当时选的是E，对promoted recognition of the slave’s humanity.取非。但答案为D，会不会是因为“out of whole cloth”的原因。请教“out of whole cloth”的意思，金山词霸上说是“[美]彻头彻尾（瞎说、胡诌等）”，显然不是这里的意思。