dishcloth

American

[dish-klawth, -kloth] / ˈdɪʃˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /

British, dishclout

noun

a cloth for use in washing dishes; dishrag.

dishcloth British

/ ˈdɪʃˌklɒθ /

noun

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

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noun

dishcloths

plural

Etymology

Origin of dishcloth

First recorded in 1820–30; dish + cloth

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