dishcloth

[ dish-klawth, -kloth ]

noun,plural dish·cloths

[dish-klawthz, -klothz, -klawths, -kloths]. /ˈdɪʃˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs/.

a cloth for use in washing dishes; dishrag.

Origin of dishcloth

First recorded in 1820–30; dish + cloth

Also British, dish·clout [dish-klout]. /ˈdɪʃˌklaʊt/.

Words Nearby dishcloth

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How to use dishcloth in a sentence

Then let the spray sit for a few moments before wiping down with a wet dishcloth.
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When a plastic board becomes scraggly enough to snag your dishcloth when you wash it, throw it out.
The Dirty Truth About Cutting Boards | Chad Ward | September 1, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
Last evening, when the cook was going to church, he pinned a dishcloth to her cloak, and she never found it out till she got back.
Pippin; A Wandering Flame | Laura E. Richards
The dishcloth was hung away now, and every bit of work was done.
The Pansy Magazine, April 1886 | Various
I did so, chose a dishcloth, and started to dry a pyramid of wet plates.
Observations of an Orderly | Ward Muir

The dishcloth is the poorest thing with which to wipe pots and pans, for it cannot possibly be free from soap and grease.
The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping | Elizabeth Hale Gilman
"You haven't scalded the dishcloth in clean hot water as I told you to do," said Marilla immovably.
Anne Of Green Gables | Lucy Maud Montgomery

British Dictionary definitions for dishcloth

dishcloth

/ (ˈdɪʃˌklɒθ) /

noun

a cloth or rag for washing or drying dishes: Also called (dialect): dishclout (ˈdɪʃˌkluːt)

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