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dustcloth

[duhst-klawth -kloth]

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noun, plural dust·cloths [duhst-klawth z, -kloth z, -klawths, -kloths] /ˈdʌstˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðzl, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs/.

a soft, absorbent cloth used for dusting.

Origin of dustcloth

First recorded in 1720–30; dust + cloth

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for dustcloth

scrap, remnant, shred, tatter, dishrag, dustcloth, wiper

Examples from the Web for dustcloth

Historical Examples of dustcloth

She dropped her dustcloth to a chair, scanning his face intently.
Bruce of the Circle A
Harold Titus
Then he secured a dustcloth from a hook, produced a small vial of chloroform, and poured some of the liquid on the cloth.
When Egypt Went Broke
Holman Day
As he picked up his broom again, his twin sister came to the door to shake a dustcloth.
Jerry's Charge Account
Hazel Hutchins Wilson
Phillida was framed in the open square, and shook a dustcloth at us by way of greeting and evidence of her busyness.
The Thing from the Lake
Eleanor M. Ingram