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dustcloth

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

noun

PLURAL

dustcloths

  1. a soft, absorbent cloth used for dusting.

Etymology

Origin of dustcloth

First recorded in 1720–30; dust + cloth

Example Sentences

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She dropped her dustcloth to a chair, scanning his face intently.

From Project Gutenberg

As she went back up the yard she saw Mrs. Pinkney, with her head tied up with a towel, shaking a dustcloth at one of her front windows.

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I led him out to the linen closet, where I loaded him with a bucket of soapy water, disinfectant, a broom, a dustcloth, and clean linens.

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He picked the Antarian up by a fold of his robe and shook him like a dirty dustcloth.

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As he picked up his broom again, his twin sister came to the door to shake a dustcloth.

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