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dustcloth

American  
[duhst-klawth, -kloth] / ˈdʌstˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /

noun

  • dustcloths
    plural
  1. a soft, absorbent cloth used for dusting.


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Etymology

Origin of dustcloth

First recorded in 1720–30; dust + cloth


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"Never had such an understanding boss," said the chauffeur as he nicked a dustcloth over the Rolls-Royce convertible.

From Time Magazine Archive

She had a horror of untidiness: an English friend describes how she impatiently snatched a dustcloth from a shiftless amah one day and dusted a whole room, exclaiming against dirt.

From Time Magazine Archive

First thing she did when she walked into her musty old office in Washington was to call for a dustcloth.

From Time Magazine Archive

They have dropped dustcloth and vacuum and hauled the children off to the new alleys, where fulltime nurses stand ready to baby-sit in the fully equipped nurseries.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the top, two small pieces of dustcloth, cut into ears and glued in place.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds

The beginners hem table cloths, napkins, towels, dustcloths, etc., for the school.

From The New Education A Review of Progressive Educational Movements of the Day (1915) by Scott Nearing

After luncheon Ruth rummaged for brooms, brushes and dustcloths.

From The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did by Grace Brooks Hill

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